Ancient tandem duplication of CYCLOIDEA is associated with the evolution of capitulum development in Asteraceae
Deng Zhang, Yuan Gao, Yuetong Qian, Yanyan Sun, Jing Zhang, Yuan Liao, Yuhua He, Sumei Chen, Fadi Chen, Baoqing Ding
The paper identifies a conserved CYC2 gene cluster in Asteraceae and shows its evolutionary divergence and expression patterns are linked to capitulum development.
bioRxiv · Sep 3, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology