Figure 3 in The first genomic resource for the 'near threatened' Neotropical otter Lontra longicaudis (Carnivora: Mustelidae): mitochondrial genome characterisation and insights into phylomitogenomic relationships in the family Mustelidae

Figure 3. An analysis of selective pressure in the protein coding genes (PCGs) of Lontra longicaudis indicates that the Ka/Ks value can show whether a gene is undergoing selection, and based on the magnitude of the value, what type of selection is taking place. Ka/Ks values <1 indicate purifying selection, whereas values equal to 1 indicate neutral selection. The Ka/Ks ratios (vertical axis) were calculated for each of the 13 PCGs (horizontal axis) by performing pairwise comparisons with L. lutra. Photo credit: John Tomsett.