Fig S1. Divergence of UTP14 retrogene peptides encoded within the genomes of African elephant and aardvark. from Lineage-independent retrotransposition of UTP14 associated with male fertility has occurred multiple times throughout mammalian evolution Jan Rohozinski 10.6084/m9.figshare.5687755.v1 https://rs.figshare.com/articles/journal_contribution/Fig_S1_Divergence_of_UTP14_retrogene_peptides_encoded_within_the_genomes_of_African_elephant_and_aardvark_from_Lineage-independent_retrotransposition_of_UTP14_associated_with_male_fertility_has_occurred_multiple_times_throughout_mammalian_evolution/5687755 Alignment of the peptide sequence encoded by the African elephant and aardvark UTP14 retrogenes demonstrates that these two retrogenes have accumulated a large number of amino acid substitutions and several in frame deletions since these two species diverged from a common ancestor over the 50 million years ago. In spite of these changes the UTP14 retrogenes in both species constitute intact open reading frames that can encode functional proteins. 2017-12-11 06:31:02 mammalian evolution UTP14 retrogenes convergent recruitment male reproductive advantage primate diversity spermatogenesis