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Most flowers are radially or bilaterally symmetric, with bilateral symmetry (monosymmetry) having evolved repeatedly from radial ancestors. Since the identification of the dorsal identity gene\n                    <jats:italic>CYCLOIDEA<\/jats:italic>\n                    (\n                    <jats:italic>CYC<\/jats:italic>\n                    ) in snapdragon, floral monosymmetry has become a classic example of convergent evolution through repeated recruitment of the same developmental program: across nearly all taxa examined, monosymmetry is associated with asymmetric expression of\n                    <jats:italic>CYC<\/jats:italic>\n                    along the dorsal\u2010ventral axis. Despite extensive comparative evidence, the mechanisms by which\n                    <jats:italic>CYC<\/jats:italic>\n                    contributes to the development and diversification of floral symmetry remain fragmentary. 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