Evolutionary BiologybioRxivPreprint
Recurrent loss of an immunity gene that protects Drosophila against a major natural parasite
R. Arunkumar, S. O. Zhou, J. P. Day…·F. M. Jiggins
The paper identifies recurrent loss-of-function mutations in the Drosophila immunity gene Lectin-24A, showing natural selection favors these mutations in some populations due to a pleiotropic cost of expression.
DOI 10.1101/2022.05.27.493757