Figure 4.

Representation of the average Type A and Type B venom gland transcriptome of C. scutulatus from the Sonoran Desert. These were generated by averaging the TPM values of each individual within a venom type. For both Type A and Type B, the majority of the highly expressed transcripts are toxins. The bar graphs with colors represent each of the 75 toxins identified. Any toxin that does not have the black bar under it did not meet the criteria for being present in the transcriptome of any individual of that venom type. The pie charts represent the proportion of each toxin family in the venom gland transcriptome. Type A individuals have very few SVMPs and the Type B individuals are lacking neurotoxic phospholipase A${}_2$ (PLA${}_2$), the Mojave toxin.