New insights into the history of rice domestication

• Published in: Trends in genetics Vol. 23; no. 11; pp. 578 - 587
• Main Authors: Kovach, Michael J., Sweeney, Megan T., McCouch, Susan R.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.11.2007; Elsevier Science
• Subjects: Alleles; Biological and medical sciences; classification; Crops, Agricultural; Crops, Agricultural - classification; Crops, Agricultural - genetics; domestication; Evolution, Molecular; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Gene Flow; Genes, Plant; Genetic Variation; genetics; Genetics of eukaryotes. Biological and molecular evolution; Genome, Plant; interspecific hybridization; introgression; literature reviews; Medical Education; Molecular and cellular biology; multiple domestications; Oryza; Oryza - classification; Oryza - genetics; Oryza rufipogon; Oryza sativa; Oryza sativa indica; Oryza sativa var. indica; plant genetics; Plant Proteins; Plant Proteins - genetics; Population genetics, reproduction patterns; Pteridophyta, spermatophyta; rice; Vegetals; wild relatives; Oryza sativa; Monocotyledones; Gramineae; Angiospermae; Domestication; Genetics; Spermatophyta; Case history

The history of rice domestication has long been a subject of debate. Recently obtained genetic evidence provides new insights into this complex story. Genome-wide studies of variation demonstrate that the two varietal groups in Oryza sativa ( indica and japonica) arose from genetically distinct gene...