Fig. 3: Gene clusters of V2Rs evolved through gene duplication. | Nature Ecology & Evolution

Fig. 3: Gene clusters of V2Rs evolved through gene duplication.

From: Genome of the Komodo dragon reveals adaptations in the cardiovascular and chemosensory systems of monitor lizards

Fig. 3

a, Cluster of 13 V2R genes in the Komodo dragon genome. Pink genes are V2R genes and grey genes are non-V2R genes. Gene labels correspond to labels in b. b, Unrooted phylogeny of 129 V2R genes in the Komodo dragon. As most of the genes in this gene cluster group together in a gene phylogeny of all Komodo dragon V2R genes, it is likely that this cluster evolved through gene duplication events. Branches with bootstrap support less than 80 are collapsed. Clades without genes in this V2R gene cluster are collapsed. Genes in the V2R cluster are coloured pink and labelled as in a.

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