TABLE 3.
Positively selected codons identified by the M1a/M2, M7/M8 CODEML models in PAML, and by MEME in the HyPhy package. Functional effect of the amino acid change was predicted by the PROVEAN server
| Species | Locus | Positively selected codon | LRT (M1a‐M2a) | LRT (M7‐M8) | LRT (MEME) | Amino acid change | Functional effect |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black‐throated tit | TLR1LA | 126 | 55.95*** | 57.74*** | 4.26 *** | T > A | Neutral |
| TLR5 | 345 | 27.16*** | 27.37*** | 4.12 *** | L > S | Deleterious | |
| TLR7 | 103 | 265.41*** | 258.76*** | 10.57 *** | E > D | Neutral | |
| White‐throated tit | TLR7 | 153 | 77.31*** | 79.81*** | 4.26 *** | L > P | Deleterious |
***
p < .001; + p < .1; x p = 0.