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Exploring the Origins of Corn

About how many years ago did farmers begin to domesticate maize?
The first domestication of maize occurred in the area of what present-day country?
What is the name of the wild grass from which maize originated?
How does the DNA in teosinte and today's maize compare? Is it similar or different?
Can teosinte cross-breed with present-day maize and produce hybrids?

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About how many years ago did farmers begin to domesticate maize?

10000

The first domestication of maize occurred in the area of what present-day country?

Mexico

What is the name of the wild grass from which maize originated?

Teosinte

How does the DNA in teosinte and today’s maize compare? Is it similar or different?

Similar

Can teosinte cross-breed with present-day maize and produce hybrids?

Yes

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Answer:10000

Mexico

Teosinte

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