Table 1 Species-specific missense mutations of positively selected genes.

From: Comparative genomics sheds light on the predatory lifestyle of accipitrids and owls

Species

Genes

Mutation sites (human)

Amino acids (raptors/human)

Polarity

PolyPhen-2

HumanDiv

HumanVar

Accipitrids

XRCC5

104

K(Lys)/Q(Gln)

polar/polar

0.27

benign

0.055

benign

163

I(Ile)/F(Phe)

unpolar/unpolar

0.89

possibly damaging

0.557

possibly damaging

178

V(Val)/R(Arg)

unpolar/polar

0.047

benign

0.083

benign

389

A(Ala)/M(Met)

unpolar/unpolar

0.937

possibly damaging

0.967

probably damaging

691

T(Thr)/A(Ala)

polar/unpolar

0.919

possibly damaging

0.312

benign

Owls

ALCAM

259

I(Ile)/A(Ala)

unpolar/unpolar

0.617

possibly damaging

0.336

benign

297

M(Met)/T(Thr)

unpolar/polar

0.85

possibly damaging

0.557

possibly damaging