Table 1 Protein alignment values for the tammar GH, PRL, and LH- β genes compared to other marsupial and eutherian mammals
From: Placental expression of pituitary hormones is an ancestral feature of therian mammals
Common name | Species name | GH homology (%) | PRL homology (%) | LH-β homology (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Brushtail possum | Trichosurus vulpecula | 99 | 97 | 97 |
Grey short-tailed opossum | Monodelphis domestica | 96 | 93 | 94 |
Pig | Sus scrofa | 85 | 85 | 80 |
Horse | Equus caballus | 85 | 85 | 73 |
Rabbit | Oryctolagus cuniculus | 82 | 84 | 83 |
Human | Homo sapiens | 65a | 85 | 66a |