Phylogeny - Rice Did Originate In China
Tuesday, May 3, 2011 - 09:30
in Mathematics & Economics
Rice, the eponymous food of Asia, originated in China, and domesticated rice may have first appeared as far back as approximately 9,000 years ago in the Yangtze Valley of China. Previous research suggested domesticated rice may have two points of origin, India as well as China. The genome researchers used large-scale gene re-sequencing to re-assess the phylogeny, read more
