But in modern maize, only one variant exists, suggesting that the others must have been eliminated by rigorous selective breeding.
Ok im getting a freaking migraine here trying to figure this out.Does anyone on this thread know exactly how in the hell you can unknowingly rigorously selectively breed a plant ?Am i missing something?
Snickering!
I understood it to mean that they were rigorously selecting for one trait and because of the genetic connection unknowingly selected for another trait as well. These things are not very clear sometimes.