AMAZING DIVERSITY Corn’s amazing diversity is not just kernel deep: The near-complete genome of maize reveals a surprising amount of genetic diversity, even between strains of the crop plant. Science/AAAS
HYBRID VIGOR Often, when two inbred varieties of corn are crossed, the hybrid (shown center) is more robust and yields more than either parent (shown left and right).
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