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Immune genes undergo more adaptive evolution than non-immune system genes in Daphnia pulex

Overview of attention for article published in BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2012
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Title
Immune genes undergo more adaptive evolution than non-immune system genes in Daphnia pulex
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BMC Ecology and Evolution, May 2012
DOI 10.1186/1471-2148-12-63
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Authors

Seanna J McTaggart, Darren J Obbard, Claire Conlon, Tom J Little

Abstract

Understanding which parts of the genome have been most influenced by adaptive evolution remains an unsolved puzzle. Some evidence suggests that selection has the greatest impact on regions of the genome that interact with other evolving genomes, including loci that are involved in host-parasite co-evolutionary processes. In this study, we used a population genetic approach to test this hypothesis by comparing DNA sequences of 30 putative immune system genes in the crustacean Daphnia pulex with 24 non-immune system genes.

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Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 4 4%
Germany 2 2%
United Kingdom 2 2%
Netherlands 1 <1%
Switzerland 1 <1%
Australia 1 <1%
Unknown 95 90%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 35 33%
Researcher 21 20%
Student > Master 12 11%
Student > Bachelor 8 8%
Professor 5 5%
Other 16 15%
Unknown 9 8%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Agricultural and Biological Sciences 64 60%
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology 15 14%
Immunology and Microbiology 5 5%
Environmental Science 3 3%
Linguistics 2 2%
Other 6 6%
Unknown 11 10%
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This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 2. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 13 May 2012.
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#16,046,765
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