The pea aphid genome sequence brings theories of insect defense into question.
The genome sequence of the pea aphid is the first for a basal hemimetabolous insect and provides insights into developmental plasticity, symbiosis and insect immunity.
Elsik
Christine G
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Department of Biology, Georgetown University, 37th and O Streets NW, Washington, DC 20057, USA. ce75@georgetown.edu
D000818:Animals; D001042:Aphids / Q000235:genetics* / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology; D020635:Buchnera / Q000502:physiology; D049750:Genome, Insect; D007109:Immunity / Q000235:genetics*; D013559:Symbiosis / Q000235:genetics