The kernels of Teosinte looked very different from today's corn.

The ancestral kernels of Teosinte looked very different from today's corn.

Teosinte is a fodder plant which was grown in Mexico 6000 to 9000 years ago.

In Mesoamerica, wild teosinte was domesticated to land use by 6,000 years ago.

In Mesoamerica, wild teosinte was domesticated to maize by 6,000 years ago

The Mayans and Olmecs of ancient Mexico domesticated maize from the native teosinte plant.

In this gene set, we have identified 3463 SNPs in maize and 6136 SNPs in teosinte.

In Mesoamerica, wild teosinte was domesticated to maize by 6,000 years ago.

In Mesoamerica , wild teosinte was bred into maize by 6, years ago.

Result: teosinte grown in these conditions is very similar to the maize.

Teosinte is an alien species that has been found growing in Spain in recent years.

In America, crops domesticated in Mesoamerica (apart from teosinte) include squash, beans, and cocoa.

Maize and other species and subspecies of teosinte are sexually compatible and can produce fertile hybrids (Wilkes, 1977).

Environmentalists fear that teosinte is spreading uncontrollably and that it has already been contaminated by GM maize.

In the Americas, crops domesticated in Mesoamerica (apart from teosinte) include squash, beans, and cocoa.