野生小麦的化速度有多快?
Ken-Ichi Tanno1, George Willcox
1Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Takashima 335, Kamigyo, 602-0878 Kyoto, Japan.
概括
小麦的化是一个缓慢的过程,需要数千年的时间才能让非破碎的耳朵在肥沃的新月中变得普遍. 这一发现修订了我们对早期农业和小麦进化的理解.
科学领域:
- 考古植物学 考古植物学
- 古遗传学 古遗传学
- 农业历史 农业历史
背景情况:
- 肥沃的新月地区的野生小麦经历了史前的种植,导致了不破碎的耳朵的基因突变,这是现代国内小麦的前身.
- 之前的研究表明,小麦的迅速化过程是由不分耳朵突变的选择驱动的.
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