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Supplemental Information:

Species and Gene Sequences used:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/183S2WUEnOZW4tmK7DDHPCOFBJNZ1Ow6E/view?usp=sharing (text file)

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1OtsLz6SvTm1qFBTCjGIlQgv34m4KHGf7/view?usp=sharing (Mega's loadable file type [.meg])

Common Ancestor Proteins:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/13yeN1BKCH189wD7vzsYZYMhsApfK2DMj/view?usp=sharing