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Maize (Corn) Genome Completed

Teams of scientists in the US and Mexico have independently sequenced the most complex plant genome to date. Comparison of two varieties offers insight into the early domestication of corn.

Duration: 5 minutes, 40 seconds

Posted: November 19, 2009

DNA news, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory, Rob Martienssen, Maize Genome Project, Richard K. Wilson, Jason Williams, Luis Herrera-Estrella, Jean-Philippe Vielle-Calzada, maize research, corn

  • ID: 16958
  • Source: DNALC
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