It is hypothesized that morphological evolution occurs through a variety of molecular mechanisms. The position and patterning of petal spots in Clarkia evolved through changes to the regulatory region of a gene that encodes a transcriptional activator of pigment synthesis, prompting its control by novel positional cues.
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Fattorini, R., Glover, B.J. Joining the dots. Nature Plants 4, 10–11 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41477-017-0086-5
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