Balancing Selection Drives the Maintenance of Genetic Variation in Drosophila Antimicrobial Peptides
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DOI: 10.1093/gbe/evz191
Abstract: Abstract Genes involved in immune defense against pathogens provide some of the most well-known examples of both directional and balancing selection. Antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are innate immune effector genes, playing a key role in pathogen… read more here.
Keywords: drosophila; selection drives; drives maintenance; balancing selection ... See more keywords