Convergent Balancing Selection on an Antimicrobial Peptide in Drosophila

Genes of the immune system often evolve rapidly and adaptively, presumably driven by antagonistic interactions with pathogens [1–4]. Those genes encoding secreted antimicrobial peptides (AMPs), however, have failed to exhibit conventional signatures of strong adaptive evolution, especially in arthro...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Current biology 2016-01, Vol.26 (2), p.257-262
Hauptverfasser:	Unckless, Robert L., Howick, Virginia M., Lazzaro, Brian P.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alleles Animals Anti-Infective Agents - pharmacology Drosophila - genetics Drosophila - metabolism Drosophila Proteins - metabolism Evolution, Molecular Mutation - genetics Polymorphism, Genetic - genetics
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