TARWEEDS AND SILVERSWORDS

Evolution of the Madiinae (Asteraceae)

9  Molecular Evolution of Regulatory Genes in the Silversword Alliance

       MICHAEL D. PURUGGANAN, DAVID L. REMINGTON, AND ROBERT H. ROBICHAUX

OVERVIEW

MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF GENES IN ADAPTIVE RADIATION

MOLECULAR EVOLUTION OF FLORAL REGULATORY GENES IN THE SILVERSWORD ALLIANCE

Patterns of Variation

Genes Regulating Floral and Inflorescence Development

Molecular Evolution of Floral Regulatory Genes

CANDIDATE GENES INFLUENCING GROWTH-FORM VARIATION

OTHER CANDIDATE GENES OF POTENTIAL INTEREST

EVOLUTIONARY FATES OF DUPLICATED GENES IN THE SILVERSWORD ALLIANCE

CONCLUSION