Ψ KRT2 - Tursiops truncatus

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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_E7Z0EV Tursiops truncatus Gene deletion Full No Genomic

Statements

Type Excerpt DOI
Functional "Suprabasal epidermis keratin" 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.057
Mutation Description "The deletion in odontocetes lacks shared breakpoints that occur in all odontocetes. It is unclear if 719D occurred in the common ancestor of Mysticeti or in the common ancestor of Cetacea with subsequent deletion of the entire gene in odontocetes." 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.057
Other ""Three additional genes are inactivated in all cetaceans but are completely absent from either odontocetes (KRT2 and KRT77) or mysticetes (KRT26)."" 10.1016/j.cub.2021.02.057

Curator Observations

See Supplementary Table 2 for details regarding inactivating mutations.