CACTA-like transposable element in ZmCCT attenuated photoperiod sensitivity and accelerated the postdomestication spread of maize

Significance Maize was domesticated from teosinte in Southern Mexico roughly 9,000 years ago. Maize originally was sensitive to photoperiod and required short-day conditions to flower. Thus, the reduced sensitivity to photoperiod is prerequisite for maize spread to long-day temperate regions. A gene... View More