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Despite their importance, the evolutionary relationship, population structure and domestication history of these fungi remain unresolved. Here, we present the first global population genomic analysis of 639\n                    <jats:italic>A. flavus<\/jats:italic>\n                    and\n                    <jats:italic>A. oryzae<\/jats:italic>\n                    isolates from clinical, environmental and food-fermentation sources across multiple continents. Our analyses reveal a complex evolutionary landscape comprising well-separated clades interspersed with highly admixed mosaic groups and potential evidence for multiple independent domestication events giving rise to\n                    <jats:italic>A. oryzae<\/jats:italic>\n                    . 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