GEPHE SUMMARY
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Gephebase Gene
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00000777
Main curator
Courtier
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait State in Taxon A
Pundamilia pundamilia- blue-gray male color
Trait State in Taxon B
Pundamilia nyererei- yellow-red male color
Ancestral State
Data not curated
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Latin Name
Common Name
-
Synonyms
Pundamilia pundamilia Seehausen & Bouton, 1998
Rank
species
Lineage
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Eurypterygia; Ctenosquamata; Acanthomorphata; Euacanthomorphacea; Percomorphaceae; Ovalentaria; Cichlomorphae; Cichliformes; Cichlidae; African cichlids; Pseudocrenilabrinae; Haplochromini; Pundamilia
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
No
Taxon B
Latin Name
Common Name
-
Synonyms
Pundamilia pundamilia Seehausen & Bouton, 1998
Rank
species
Lineage
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Eurypterygia; Ctenosquamata; Acanthomorphata; Euacanthomorphacea; Percomorphaceae; Ovalentaria; Cichlomorphae; Cichliformes; Cichlidae; African cichlids; Pseudocrenilabrinae; Haplochromini; Pundamilia
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
No
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
OPN1LW
Synonyms
RCP
String
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily.
GO - Molecular Function
GO:0008020 : G protein-coupled photoreceptor activity
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GO - Biological Process
GO:0007165 : signal transduction
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GO - Cellular Component
GO:0005887 : integral component of plasma membrane
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Mutation #1
Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
Y219F; A233T; C277I (human LWS/MWS numbering system)
Experimental Evidence
Taxon A | Taxon B | Position | |
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Codon | - | - | - |
Amino-acid | Tyr | Phe | 219 |
Main Reference
Authors
Seehausen O; Terai Y; Magalhaes IS; Carleton KL; Mrosso HD; Miyagi R; van der Sluijs I; Schneider MV; et al.
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Abstract
Theoretically, divergent selection on sensory systems can cause speciation through sensory drive. However, empirical evidence is rare and incomplete. Here we demonstrate sensory drive speciation within island populations of cichlid fish. We identify the ecological and molecular basis of divergent evolution in the cichlid visual system, demonstrate associated divergence in male colouration and female preferences, and show subsequent differentiation at neutral loci, indicating reproductive isolation. Evidence is replicated in several pairs of sympatric populations and species. Variation in the slope of the environmental gradients explains variation in the progress towards speciation: speciation occurs on all but the steepest gradients. This is the most complete demonstration so far of speciation through sensory drive without geographical isolation. Our results also provide a mechanistic explanation for the collapse of cichlid fish species diversity during the anthropogenic eutrophication of Lake Victoria.
Additional References
Mutation #2
Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
Y219F; A233T; C277I (human LWS/MWS numbering system)
Experimental Evidence
Taxon A | Taxon B | Position | |
---|---|---|---|
Codon | - | - | - |
Amino-acid | Ala | Thr | 233 |
Main Reference
Authors
Seehausen O; Terai Y; Magalhaes IS; Carleton KL; Mrosso HD; Miyagi R; van der Sluijs I; Schneider MV; et al.
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Abstract
Theoretically, divergent selection on sensory systems can cause speciation through sensory drive. However, empirical evidence is rare and incomplete. Here we demonstrate sensory drive speciation within island populations of cichlid fish. We identify the ecological and molecular basis of divergent evolution in the cichlid visual system, demonstrate associated divergence in male colouration and female preferences, and show subsequent differentiation at neutral loci, indicating reproductive isolation. Evidence is replicated in several pairs of sympatric populations and species. Variation in the slope of the environmental gradients explains variation in the progress towards speciation: speciation occurs on all but the steepest gradients. This is the most complete demonstration so far of speciation through sensory drive without geographical isolation. Our results also provide a mechanistic explanation for the collapse of cichlid fish species diversity during the anthropogenic eutrophication of Lake Victoria.
Additional References
Mutation #3
Presumptive Null
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
Y219F; A233T; C277I (human LWS/MWS numbering system)
Experimental Evidence
Taxon A | Taxon B | Position | |
---|---|---|---|
Codon | - | - | - |
Amino-acid | Cys | Ile | 277 |
Main Reference
Authors
Seehausen O; Terai Y; Magalhaes IS; Carleton KL; Mrosso HD; Miyagi R; van der Sluijs I; Schneider MV; et al.
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Abstract
Theoretically, divergent selection on sensory systems can cause speciation through sensory drive. However, empirical evidence is rare and incomplete. Here we demonstrate sensory drive speciation within island populations of cichlid fish. We identify the ecological and molecular basis of divergent evolution in the cichlid visual system, demonstrate associated divergence in male colouration and female preferences, and show subsequent differentiation at neutral loci, indicating reproductive isolation. Evidence is replicated in several pairs of sympatric populations and species. Variation in the slope of the environmental gradients explains variation in the progress towards speciation: speciation occurs on all but the steepest gradients. This is the most complete demonstration so far of speciation through sensory drive without geographical isolation. Our results also provide a mechanistic explanation for the collapse of cichlid fish species diversity during the anthropogenic eutrophication of Lake Victoria.
Additional References
RELATED GEPHE
Related Genes
No matches found.
Related Haplotypes
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@SeveralMutationsWithEffect
C277I is due to 2 nucleotide changes @TwoNucleotideChangesInSameCodon
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