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Database name Direct links Subtree links Links from type
BioProject 6,086 6,411 -
BioSample 143,066 157,669 -
Conserved Domains 1 1 -
GEO DataSets 23,754 24,584 -
Gene 72,112 72,398 -
Identical Protein Groups 222,479 224,385 -
Nucleotide 4,334,257 4,889,029 -
PubChem BioAssay 430 430 -
PMC 35,813 35,818 -
Protein 365,088 377,582 -
SRA 162,240 176,130 -
Structure 283 284 -
Taxonomy 6 6 -

Zea mays

Taxonomy ID: 4577 (for references in articles please use ncbitaxon:4577)
current name
Zea mays  L., 1753
NCBI BLAST name: monocots
Rank: species
Genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Mitochondrial genetic code: Translation table 1 (Standard)
Other names:
heterotypic synonym Zea mays var. japonica
common name(s) maize

Lineage(full)
cellular organisms; Eukaryota; Viridiplantae; Streptophyta; Streptophytina; Embryophyta; Tracheophyta; Euphyllophyta; Spermatophyta; Magnoliopsida; Mesangiospermae; Liliopsida; Petrosaviidae; commelinids; Poales; Poaceae; PACMAD clade; Panicoideae; Andropogonodae; Andropogoneae; Tripsacinae; Zea

Comments and References:

image:Zea mays
Image by Franz Eugen Kohler from Wikimedia Commons under a Public Domain license.
* Image may not have been verified for accuracy by NCBI Taxonomy.
Soreng RJ et al. 2003 & on
Soreng RJ, G Davidse, PM Peterson, FO Zuloaga, EJ Judziewicz, TS Filgueiras & O Morrone 2003 and onwards. On-line taxonomic novelties and updates, distributional additions and corrections, and editorial changes since the four published volumes of the Catalogue of New World Grasses (Poaceae) published in Contributions from the United States National Herbarium Vols. 39, 41, 46, and 48. Internet Catalogue of New World Grasses http://www.tropicos.org/Project/CNWG

External Information Resources (NCBI LinkOut)

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Zea mays taxonomy taxonomy/phylogenetic Arctos Specimen Database
dryaddb supplemental materials Dryad Digital Repository
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dryaddb supplemental materials Dryad Digital Repository
Zea mays L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Encyclopedia of life
GOLD: 603 Organisms organism-specific Genomes On Line Database
Show Biotic Interactions taxonomy/phylogenetic Global Biotic Interactions
Related Immune Epitope Information gene/protein/disease-specific Immune Epitope Database and Analysis Resource
Zea mays L. taxonomy/phylogenetic Integrated Taxonomic Information System
Zea mays taxonomy/phylogenetic Lifemap
Panzea - Genetic Architecture of Maize taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
MaizeGDB - Maize Genetics & Genomics Database taxonomy/phylogenetic NCBI taxonomy bookmarks
OMA taxonomy/phylogenetic OMA Browser: Orthologous MAtrix
Zea mays subsp. mays taxonomy/phylogenetic PLANTS Database (USDA/NRCS)
Zea mays taxonomy/phylogenetic PLANTS Database (USDA/NRCS)
Zea mays (L.) herbarium/museum collections PlantaeDB, University of Bucharest
Zea mays taxonomy/phylogenetic Plants of the World Online
Zea mays taxonomy/phylogenetic The International Plant Names Index
USDAcgc organism-specific USDA Crop Germplasm Committee Reports
Zea mays var. japonica (Van Houtte) Alph. Wood taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
Zea mays subsp. mays taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
Zea mays L. taxonomy/phylogenetic USDA-ARS GRIN Taxonomy
search W3TROPICOS taxonomy/phylogenetic Vascular Tropicos
WebScipio: Zea mays B73 organism-specific WebScipio - eukaryotic gene identification
WebScipio: Zea mays organism-specific WebScipio - eukaryotic gene identification
diArk: Zea mays Palomero organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
diArk: Zea mays B73 organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
diArk: Zea mays organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
diArk: Zea mays Z59 organism-specific diArk - a resource for eukaryotic genome research
Wikipedia taxonomy/phylogenetic iPhylo
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Disclaimer: The NCBI taxonomy database is not an authoritative source for nomenclature or classification - please consult the relevant scientific literature for the most reliable information.

Reference: How to cite this resource - Schoch CL, et al. NCBI Taxonomy: a comprehensive update on curation, resources and tools. Database (Oxford). 2020: baaa062. PubMed: 32761142 PMC: PMC7408187.


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