▁binding ▁with ▁base ▁preference ▁matching ▁the ▁T A LE ▁code , ▁and ▁jud ged ▁likely ▁to ▁form ▁structures ▁nearly ▁identical ▁to ▁Bat 1 ▁repe ats ▁based ▁on ▁mole cular ▁dynamics ▁simulations . ▁The ▁prote ins ▁encoded ▁by ▁these ▁DNA ▁sequences ▁were ▁therefore ▁designated ▁Marine ▁Organ ism ▁T A LE - lik es ▁( M Or TL s ) ▁ 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁( Gen B ank : ▁, ▁). ▁Similar ▁sequences ▁found ▁in ▁met agen om es ▁include ▁ ▁and ▁. ▁ ▁E volution ary ▁relationship ▁to ▁other ▁T A LE - lik es ▁ ▁Wh ilst ▁repe ats ▁of ▁M Or TL 1 ▁and ▁ 2 ▁both ▁conform ▁struct ur ally ▁and ▁function ally ▁to ▁the ▁T A LE - like ▁norm , ▁they ▁differ ▁consider ably ▁at ▁the ▁sequence ▁level ▁both ▁from ▁all ▁other ▁T A LE - lik es ▁and ▁from ▁one ▁another . ▁It ▁is ▁not ▁known ▁whether ▁they ▁are ▁truly ▁hom olog ous ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁T A LE - lik es , ▁and ▁thus ▁const itute ▁together ▁with ▁the ▁T A LE s , ▁R ip T AL s ▁and ▁B ats ▁a ▁true ▁protein - family . ▁Alternatively , ▁they ▁may ▁have ▁evol ved ▁independently . ▁It ▁is ▁particularly ▁difficult ▁to ▁judge ▁the ▁relationship ▁to ▁the ▁other ▁T A LE - lik es ▁because ▁almost ▁nothing ▁is ▁known ▁of ▁the ▁organ isms ▁that ▁M Or TL 1 ▁and ▁M Or TL 2 ▁come ▁from . ▁It ▁is ▁known ▁only ▁that ▁they ▁were ▁found ▁in ▁two