Zea mays (maize) is an important model organism for studies in plant genetics, physiology, and development. It has a large genome of of about 2.4 gigabases with a haploid chromosome number of 10. This dataset should be potentially useful for generating new crops as well as for the study of the evolution and domestication of maize as well as other cereals.

Classification: Plant

Data type: genome assembly, genome sequencing