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. 2013 Apr 18;9(4):e1003432. doi: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003432

Table 3. Amino acids at key tuning sites for RH1 [21], [25] and LWS [36].

Branch Node Numbers (Ancestor to Descendant) Branch Name RH1 LWS
Amino Acid Changes at Key Tuning Sites(83 292 299) λmax (nm) Change on Branch Amino Acid Changes at Key Tuning Sites(180 197 277 285 308) λmax (nm) Change on Branch
26 to 27 Stem Cetacea DAS to NSS 501 to 484 No changes No change
27 to 28 Stem Mysticeti No change No change AHYTA to AHYTS 552 to 522–531
28 to 29 Stem Balaenidae NSS to NAS 484 to 493 No change No change
30 to 4 Caperea NSS to NSA 484 to 479 No change No change
33 to 6 Eschrichtius NSS to NAS 484 to 493 No change No change (pseudogene)
34 to 7 Megaptera NSS to DSS 484 to 492 No change No change (pseudogene)
35 to 36 Stem Physeteroidea NSS to NSA 484 to 479 No change No change
38 to 39 Stem Ziphiidae NSS to NSA 484 to 479 No change No change
42 to 43 Stem Iniidae + Pontoporiidae NSS to NAS 484 to 493 No change No change
43 to 17 Pontoporia NAS to DAS 493 to 501 No change No change
43 to 18 Inia NAS to NAT* 493 to ? AHYTA to AHYTP* 552 to ?
44 to 45 Stem Monodontidae + Phocoenidae NSS to DSS 484 to 492 No change No change
45 to 22 Delphinapterus DSS to DAS 492 to 501 No change No change
42 to 44 Stem Delphinoidea No change No change AHYTA to AHYTS 552 to 522–531

Node numbers correspond to Figure 1. RH1 λmax values are based on Fasick et al. [21] for DAS and Bischoff et al. [25] for all other amino acid combinations. LWS λmax values are based on Fasick et al. [21].

*

 = λmax value unknown.