Molecular population genetics of inducible antibacterial peptide genes in Drosophila melanogaster

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 914-923

  Lazzaro, Brian P ^a   Clark, Andrew G ^a  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Antibacterial peptide genes; Drosophila melanogaster; Innate immunity; Polymorphisms; Propeptide domains

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; ATTACIN C; CECROPIN A; CECROPIN B; CECROPIN C; DEFENSIN; DIPTERICIN A; DROSOCIN; METCHNIKOWIN; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBACTERIAL ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; DNA POLYMORPHISM; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; INSECT; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NATURAL SELECTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POPULATION GENETICS; PROTEIN SECRETION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; BASE SEQUENCE; DNA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PEPTIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; HEXAPODA; INSECTA; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 0038247875     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/msg109     Document Type: Article

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