Which outcome occurs when ancient maize plants repeatedly undergo selective breeding in chinampa systems?

💡 Explanation

When maize undergoes intense artificial selection in chinampas, a genetic bottleneck occurs because only preferred traits are propagated, drastically reducing overall allelic diversity in subsequent generations. Therefore decreased genetic diversity results, rather than beneficial drought resistance, nitrogen fixation, or biomass increases which are not directly selected for.

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