Table 1

Key-site haplotypes for LWS opsin duplicates in fish and humans.
Key Site Position
 Guppy LWS S180
 Guppy LWS A180
 Guppy LWS P180
 Guppy LWS S180r
 Killifish LWS A
 Killifish LWS B
 Rice fish LWS A
 Rice fish LWS B
 Zebrafish LWS 1
 Zebrafish LWS 2
 Cave fish LWS g101
 Cave fish LWS g103
 Human LWS
 Human MWS
180
 S
 A
 P
 S
 S
 S
 S
 S
 A
 A
 A
 A
 S
 A
197
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
 H
277
 Y
 Y
 F
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 Y
 F
 F
 F
 Y
 F
285
 T
 T
 A
 T
 T
 T
 T
 T
 T
 T
 A
 A
 T
 A
308
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
 A
Expected λmax (nm)
 ~560
 ~553
 ~531 +P
 ~560
 ~560
 ~560
 ~560
 ~560
 ~553
 ~546
 ~531
 ~531
 ~560
 ~531

The λmax of each LWS opsin is estimated from the spectral shift predicted by each key-site substitution. The influence of the proline residue at position 180 is not known.

Ward et al. BMC Evolutionary Biology 2008 8:210   doi:10.1186/1471-2148-8-210