Ψ HMGCS2 - Pteropus vampyrus

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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_9NBNYR Pteropus vampyrus Exon(s) deletion Full Yes Multiple individual SRA XM_023535374.1

Statements

Type Excerpt DOI
Mutation Description "In pteropodid bats, the ~4.5 kb deletion that removed coding exon two is validated by sequencing reads and is shared between both flying foxes (Figure 1B), suggesting that HMGCS2 was already lost in their common ancestor." 10.7554/eLife.38906