Teosinte and Reconstructed Primitive Corn (IMAGE)

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Teosinte and Reconstructed Primitive Corn

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Teosinte and "reconstructed" primitive corn created by crossing teosinte with Argentine pop corn and then selecting the smallest offspring. This ear resembles the earliest archaeological corn recovered from the Tehuacán valley in Mexico.

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John Doebley

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