Figure 5.
Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of EDAA/EDMTF gene family. Figure depicts Bayesian phylogenetic analysis of avian EDAA/EDMTF genes, using the EDAA genes of crocodilians and testudines as outgroups. The results demonstrate there are three conserved groups of avian EDAA/EDMTF genes. Group 1 contains avian EDMFH genes, group 2 contains EDMTF4 genes and group 3 contains the remaining EDMTF1- 3/5 genes. Group 3 genes display a lineage-specific organization similar to that of LOR3 and LOR3B genes in Davis et al. [22]. The turtle gene cp_EDAA10 was located within the avian EDMTFH group and was the only non-avian species present in the three EDAA/EDMTF groups. Please also see Figure S1 for details on taxa labels and posterior probabilities for all nodes.