Ψ TLR5 - Arctocephalus pusillus

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GlossID Species Gene Loss Mechanism Loss Type Lineage Specific Evidence Accession Nr.
GL_R6ILZO Arctocephalus pusillus LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss) Full Yes PCR & Sanger Sequencing Single

Statements

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Timing of Loss "Together, the presence of inactivating mutations shared between Otariidae, Phocidae, and Odobenidae suggests that TLR5 loss already occurred in the pinniped stem lineage at least ∼26 Ma (the estimated split of pinnipeds according to TimeTree [Kumar, Stecher, et al. 2017])." 10.1093/molbev/msaa058