The Molecular Genetics of Crop Domestication

Ten thousand years ago human societies around the globe began to transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. By 4000 years ago, ancient peoples had completed the domestication of all major crop species upon which human survival is dependent, including rice, wheat, and maize. Recent researc...

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Published in:Cell 2006-12, Vol.127 (7), p.1309-1321
Main Authors: Doebley, John F., Gaut, Brandon S., Smith, Bruce D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture - history
Agriculture - methods
Breeding
Crops, Agricultural - genetics
Crops, Agricultural - history
Evolution, Molecular
Gene Expression Regulation, Plant
Genetic Speciation
Genetic Variation
Genetics, Population
History, 20th Century
History, Ancient
Humans
Plants - genetics
Selection, Genetic
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Summary:Ten thousand years ago human societies around the globe began to transition from hunting and gathering to agriculture. By 4000 years ago, ancient peoples had completed the domestication of all major crop species upon which human survival is dependent, including rice, wheat, and maize. Recent research has begun to reveal the genes responsible for this agricultural revolution. The list of genes to date tentatively suggests that diverse plant developmental pathways were the targets of Neolithic “genetic tinkering,” and we are now closer to understanding how plant development was redirected to meet the needs of a hungry world.
ISSN:0092-8674
1097-4172
DOI:10.1016/j.cell.2006.12.006