Which of the Following Statements About the Early Evolution of Flower

Which of the following statements about the early evolution of flower development is false?

A) A MADS box gene duplicated to give rise to genes paleoAP3 and PI.
B) Stamen development is controlled by the genes paleoAP3 and PI.
C) paleoAP3 duplicated to form AP3 and an AP3 duplicate gene.
D) With the duplication of paleoAP3,AP3 gained a role in stamen development.
E) AP3 with a role in petal development is a derived character in the eudicots.

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