Positive selection and expression divergence following gene duplication in the sunflower CYCLOIDEA gene family

Members of the CYCLOIDEA (CYC)/TEOSINTE-BRANCHED1 (TB1) group of transcription factors have been implicated in the evolution of zygomorphic (i.e., bilaterally symmetric) flowers in Antirrhinum and Lotus and the loss of branching phenotype during the domestication of maize. The composite inflorescenc...

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Main Authors: Chapman, M.A (Author), Leebens-Mack, J.H (Author), Burke, J.M (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: 2008-07.
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