author keywords: CorAP1; Cornus; CorTFL1; evolutionary development; gene expression; inflorescence; in situ hybridization; quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR)

MeSH headings : Biological Evolution; Cornaceae / anatomy & histology; Cornaceae / genetics; Cornaceae / growth & development; Gene Expression Regulation, Developmental; Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; In Situ Hybridization; Inflorescence / anatomy & histology; Inflorescence / genetics; Models, Biological; Models, Genetic; Phylogeny; Plant Proteins / genetics; Plant Proteins / metabolism; Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; Species Specificity

TL;DR: The study found a clear correlation between the expression patterns of CorTFL1 and CorAP1 and the inflorescence architecture in a natural system displaying closed inflorescences and proposes that a TFL1-like and AP1- like gene-based model may explain variation of closed inflorescenceences in Cornus and other lineages. (via Semantic Scholar)