This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section. Paleobiolinguistics is used to determine when and where maize (Zea mays L.) developed significance for different prehistoric groups of ...

Barbara McClintock's discovery of transposable elements in Zea mays changed the way scientists think about genetic patterns of inheritance. Although not widely accepted at the time of its ...

MAIZE (Zea Mays L.), or ‘‘corn as it is known throughout North America and so called throughout this article, is by far the largest crop grown in the United States, having many different uses ...