Gene Loss

Publication Details

Identifier: JB_H1ENMQ

Curator: M. Lopes-Marques

DOI: 10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8

PMID: 25305673

Title:

The loss of taste genes in cetaceans.

Abstract:

Five basic taste modalities, sour, sweet, bitter, salt and umami, can be distinguished by humans and are fundamental for physical and ecological adaptations in mammals. Molecular genetic studies of the receptor genes for these tastes have been conducted in terrestrial mammals; however, little is known about the evolution and adaptation of these genes in marine mammals.

Last update:

30-08-2024

Associated Glosses (75 results)

GlossID	Species	Symbol	Gene Loss Mechanism	Loss Type	Lineage Specific	Citation
GL_SNY4YL	Neophocaena phocaenoides	TAS2R5	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full		10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_STQILW	Tursiops truncatus	PKD2L1	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full	Delphinidae	10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_TUQTWF	Lipotes vexillifer	TAS1R2	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full		10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_UDVCX1	Tursiops truncatus	TAS2R5	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full		10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_V1TW1L	Tursiops truncatus	TAS1R1	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full	Cetacea	10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_VNJGCC	Kogia sima	TAS2R2P	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full	Cetacea	10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_VPJXNR	Lipotes vexillifer	PKD2L1	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full		10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_W0FIKQ	Balaenoptera acutorostrata	TAS2R3	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full	Cetacea	10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_WCZBE1	Neophocaena phocaenoides	TAS2R16	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full		10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8
GL_WHZO9U	Sousa chinensis	TAS2R3	LOF (frameshift, premature stop, ss)	Full	Cetacea	10.1186/s12862-014-0218-8