Genomic, chromosomal and allelic assessment of the amazing diversity of maize

Meeting report Genomic, chromosomal and allelic assessment of the amazing diversity of maize Virginia Walbot Address: Department of Biological Sciences, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 94305, USA. E-mail: walbot@stanford.edu comment Published: 28 May 2004 reviews Genome Biology 2004, 5:328 The electronic version of this article is the complete one and can be found online at http://genomebiology.com/2004/5/6/328 © 2004 BioMed Central Ltd A report on the 46th Annual Maize Genetics Conference, Mexico City, Mexico, 11-14 March 2004. Teosinte thrived in the highlands and valleys of central Mexico 8,000 years ago. Human selection for increased seed number, cob size, poor seed dispersal, and nutritional value domesticated this wild plant into...