Comparative analysis of five immunity-related genes reveals different levels of adaptive evolution in the virilis and melanogaster groups of Drosophila

Heredity

Volumn 102, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 573-578

  Morales Hojas, R ^a   Vieira, C P ^a   Reis, M ^a   Vieira, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Adaptive evolution; Drosophila; Immunity; Positive selection

Indexed keywords

DROSOPHILA PROTEIN;

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; AMINO ACID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIVERGENCE; FLY; GENETIC STRUCTURE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION;

ADAPTATION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DROSOPHILA; FEMALE; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; MALE; PHYLOGENY; SELECTION, GENETIC;

DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA SIMULANS; MELANOGASTER; VIRILIS GROUP;

EID: 67349177764     PISSN: 0018067X     EISSN: 13652540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/hdy.2009.11     Document Type: Article

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