Shoot Apical Meristem Size and Inflorescence Morphology in Gilia

Authors

Madeleine Glover, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow
Clinton Whipple, Brigham Young University - ProvoFollow

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Keywords

shoot apical meristem, inflorescence, Gilia

Abstract

Gilia, a genus of wildflower native to the western United States, is a promising new model for evolutionary developmental biology. Two closely related Gilia species, G. capitata and G. yorkii, are able to produce a fertile hybrid, though they differ in many morphological features, including inflorescence architecture. G. capitata has a tight capitate inflorescence with a high solitary flower number, while G. yorkii has a much more open inflorescence, with a solitary flower number of one. Analysis of shoot apical meristem (SAM) size in relationship with solitary flower number (SFN) will provide a deeper understanding of the evolution of this morphological divergence.

BYU ScholarsArchive Citation

Glover, Madeleine and Whipple, Clinton, "Shoot Apical Meristem Size and Inflorescence Morphology in Gilia" (2026). Library/Life Sciences Undergraduate Poster Competition 2026. 12.
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/library_studentposters_2026/12

Document Type

Poster

Publication Date

2026-03-26

Language

English

College

Life Sciences

Department

Biology

University Standing at Time of Publication

Senior

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