title: The genetics of immunity.
abstract: In this commentary, Brian P. Lazzaro and David S. Schneider examine the topic of the Genetics of Immunity as explored in this month's issues of GENETICS and G3: Genes|Genomes|Genetics. These inaugural articles are part of a joint Genetics of Immunity collection (ongoing) in the GSA journals.
authors.affiliation: Department of Entomology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853 bplazzaro@cornell.edu.
authors.forename: Brian P
authors.initials: BP
authors.lastname: Lazzaro
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, 94305.
authors.forename: David S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Schneider
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007109:Immunity / Q000235:genetics*
keywords: complex genetics; complex immunity; infection; innate immunity; resistance; tolerance