A suite of selective pressures supports the maintenance of alleles of a Drosophila immune peptide

The innate immune system provides hosts with a crucial first line of defense against pathogens. While immune genes are often among the fastest evolving genes in the genome, in Drosophila, antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) are notable exceptions. Instead, AMPs may be under balancing selection, such that...

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Main Authors: Sarah R Mullinax, Andrea M Darby, Anjali Gupta, Patrick Chan, Brittny R Smith, Robert L Unckless
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2025-05-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/90638
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