Corn became so dissimilar to its ancestor , teosinte , that its origin was commonly disputed until very recently [ see illustration above ] 玉米和其祖先大刍草的外观大相迳庭,直到最近,有关它们的起源的争议才平息(见上图) 。
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Wild cotton for instance creeps past the florida keys across the gulf of mexico and into mexico . in south america a weedy corn relative teosinte dresses the edges of domesticated cornfields 举例来说,野生棉花已经蔓延过弗罗里达群岛,横越墨西哥湾进入墨西哥在南美洲的玉米田周围,长着它们的野生亲戚,蜀黍。