1. The genus Triticum includes wheat and can be divided into Triticum sensu lato which includes wheat and goatgrass, and Triticum sensu stricto which contains about 10 wheat species native to the Mediterranean. 2. There are three domesticated wheat species - einkorn, emmer, and bread wheat, which are diploid, tetraploid, and hexaploid respectively. Einkorn likely originated in Asia Minor, emmer in Abyssinia and North Africa, and bread wheat in Central Asia. 3. Bread wheat likely originated from a hybridization between tetraploid emmer and goatgrass, followed by chromosome doubling to become hexaploid. This new