| Mutation Description |
"In the case of Awat1, exons 4–7 were not found in all investigated species, possibly due to poor genome coverage or complete exon deletion. Interestingly, in the case of D. leucas this region was found to be fully sequenced presenting no coverage gaps and yet the corresponding exons were not found, constituting a strong indication that these exons are most probably deleted." |
10.1093/molbev/msz068 |
| Mutation Description |
"In addition to the potential exon loss in Awat1, a conserved stop codon was identified in exon 2 in all analyzed Cetacea species." |
10.1093/molbev/msz068 |
| Timing of Loss |
"Interestingly, the mutational pattern deduced in Dgat2l6, Mogat3, Awat1, Elovl3, and Fabp9 allowed the identification of conserved founding mutations common to all analyzed Cetacea (fig. 4). The sharing of mutations constitutes a strong indication of common pseudogenization events prior to the diversification of modern Cetacea lineages." |
10.1093/molbev/msz068 |
| Phenotypic |
"In conclusion, our study supports convergent gene loss events in key molecular components responsible for skin sebum production in lineages reported to lack functioning SGs (Sebaceous Glands)." |
10.1093/molbev/msz068 |