OMIA 002466-48883 : Beak colour, BCO2-related in Geospiza fortis |
“The synonymous mutation associated with the yellow morph has an uncertain functional consequence” and the authors acknowledge that they “cannot completely exclude the possibility that this synonymous mutation may be linked to one or several unidentified causal variants.”
However, compelling evidence is provided to support the conclusion that the variant is causal and two possible mechanism are discussed. Firstly, the variant “changes the highest frequency valine codon to the least abundant in the finch genome … [and it is known that] codon usage can be under strong selection and may have functional consequences on translation, RNA stability, and transcription.” Secondly, the authors “found that yellow homozygotes showed significantly lower BCO2 expression compared to pink homozygotes in the upper beak of developing embryos … that were sourced from a variety of different species and islands. … Differences in expression between the two alleles, and in the absence of alternative splice variants … , raise the possibility that the synonymous change alters transcription factor binding affinity in exon 4.”
Associated gene:Symbol | Description | Species | Chr | Location | OMIA gene details page | Other Links |
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BCO2 | beta-carotene oxygenase 2 | Geospiza fortis | - | no genomic information (-..-) | BCO2 | Homologene, Ensembl, NCBI gene |
Variants
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OMIA Variant ID | Breed(s) | Variant Phenotype | Gene | Allele | Type of Variant | Source of Genetic Variant | Reference Sequence | Chr. | g. or m. | c. or n. | p. | Verbal Description | EVA ID | Inferred EVA rsID | Year Published | PubMed ID(s) | Acknowledgements |
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1375 | Beak colour, yellow | BCO2 | synonymous | Naturally occurring variant | 24 | g.6166878G>A | p.(V?V) | synonymous change 32 bp into exon 4 | 2021 | 34687609 |
References
Note: the references are listed in reverse chronological order (from the most recent year to the earliest year), and alphabetically by first author within a year.
2021 | Enbody, E.D., Sprehn, C.G., Abzhanov, A., Bi, H., Dobreva, M.P., Osborne, O.G., Rubin, C.J., Grant, P.R., Grant, B.R., Andersson, L. : | |
A multispecies BCO2 beak color polymorphism in the Darwin's finch radiation. Curr Biol 31:5597-5604, 2021. Pubmed reference: 34687609. DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.09.085. | ||
2014 | Grant P.R., Grant B.R. : | |
40 Years of Evolution: Darwin’s Finches on Daphne Major Island. Princeton University Press :, 2014. | ||
1989 | Grant B.R., Grant P.R. : | |
Evolutionary Dynamics of a Natural Population: The Large Cactus Finch of the Galapagos University of Chicago Press, :, 1989. | ||
1979 | Grant P.R., Boag P.T., Schluter D. : | |
A bill color polymorphism in young Darwin’s finches. Auk 96:800-802, 1979. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/auk/96.4.800. |
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