How to make a domesticate Markus G. Stetter, Daniel J. Gates, Wenbin Mei, Jeffrey Ross-Ibarra  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 17, Pages R896-R900 (September 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.048 Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 The domestication syndrome. (A) Conversion of teosinte to maize ear involved a change from a few small, loosely connected seeds with thick fruitcases to a large maize cob with many naked seeds (photo by Hugh Iltis). (B) Loss of seed shattering during rice domestication. (C) Fruit size increase in tomato. (D) Loss of branching in sunflower leading to a single, large flower head per plant. Photos B, C and D from Doebley et al. (2006). The molecular genetics of crop domestication. Cell 127, 1309–1321. Current Biology 2017 27, R896-R900DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.048) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 Evolution of domestication traits. Schematic process of the evolution of domestication traits, such as fruit abscission in apples or seed size in rice. Most traits are quantitative, showing variation in both wild and domesticated taxa. Adaptation from this standing genetic variation often results in gradual change over time, reflected in steadily decreasing variation for the trait. Current Biology 2017 27, R896-R900DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2017.06.048) Copyright © 2017 Terms and Conditions