Multiple origins of the green-sensitive opsin genes in fish
- 1 September 1994
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Molecular Evolution
- Vol. 39 (3) , 268-273
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00160150
Abstract
Vertebrate opsins are divided into four major groups: RH1 (rhodopsins), RH2 (rhodopsinlike with various absorption sensitivities), SWS (short-wavelength sensitive), and LWS/MWS (long and middle-wavelength sensitive) groups. The green opsin genes (g101 Af and g101 Af ) in a Mexican characin Astyanax fasciatus belong to the LWS/MWS group, whereas those in goldfish belong to the RH2 group (Yokoyama 1994, Mol Biol Evol 11:32–39). A newly isolated opsin gene (rh11 Af ) from A. fasciatus contains five exons and four introns, spanning 4.2 kilobases from start to stop codons. This gene is most closely related to the two green opsin genes of goldfish and belongs to the RH2 group. In the LWS/MWS group, gene duplication of the ancestral red and green opsin genes predates the speciation between A. fasciatus and goldfish, suggesting that goldfish also has an additional gene which is orthologous to g101 Af and g103 Af .Keywords
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