| 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." |
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 |