GEPHE SUMMARY Print
Entry Status
Published
GepheID
GP00000794
Main curator
Martin
PHENOTYPIC CHANGE
Trait Category
Trait State in Taxon A
Conger myriaster
Trait State in Taxon B
Anguilla japonica
Ancestral State
Taxon A
Taxonomic Status
Taxon A
Common Name
whitespotted conger
Synonyms
Anguilla myriaster; Astroconger myriaster; whitespotted conger; conger eel; Anguilla myriaster Brevoort, 1856; Conger myriaster (Brevoort, 1856)
Rank
species
Lineage
Show more ... aniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopocephalai; Elopocephala; Elopomorpha; Anguilliformes; Congridae; Congrinae; Conger
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon A an Infraspecies?
No
Taxon B
Common Name
Japanese eel
Synonyms
Japanese eel; Anguilla japonica Temminck & Schlegel, 1846
Rank
species
Lineage
Show more ... ata; Craniata; Vertebrata; Gnathostomata; Teleostomi; Euteleostomi; Actinopterygii; Actinopteri; Neopterygii; Teleostei; Elopocephalai; Elopocephala; Elopomorpha; Anguilliformes; Anguillidae; Anguilla
NCBI Taxonomy ID
is Taxon B an Infraspecies?
No
GENOTYPIC CHANGE
Generic Gene Name
RHO
Synonyms
RP4; OPN2; CSNBAD1
Sequence Similarities
Belongs to the G-protein coupled receptor 1 family. Opsin subfamily.
UniProtKB
Homo sapiens
GenebankID or UniProtKB
Presumptive Null
No
Molecular Type
Aberration Type
SNP
SNP Coding Change
Nonsynonymous
Molecular Details of the Mutation
D83N
Experimental Evidence
Taxon A Taxon B Position
Codon - - -
Amino-acid - - -
Authors
Yokoyama S; Takenaka N; Agnew DW; Shoshani J
Abstract
Being the largest land mammals, elephants have very few natural enemies and are active during both day and night. Compared with those of diurnal and nocturnal animals, the eyes of elephants and other arrhythmic species, such as many ungulates and large carnivores, must function in both the bright light of day and dim light of night. Despite their fundamental importance, the roles of photosensitive molecules, visual pigments, in arrhythmic vision are not well understood. Here we report that elephants (Loxodonta africana and Elephas maximus) use RH1, SWS1, and LWS pigments, which are maximally sensitive to 496, 419, and 552 nm, respectively. These light sensitivities are virtually identical to those of certain "color-blind" people who lack MWS pigments, which are maximally sensitive to 530 nm. During the day, therefore, elephants seem to have the dichromatic color vision of deuteranopes. During the night, however, they are likely to use RH1 and SWS1 pigments and detect light at 420-490 nm.
RELATED GEPHE
Related Haplotypes
No matches found.
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