Systematic profiling of nudivirus-like genes reveals conserved and differentiated roles in a domesticated endogenous virus
Source: Plos.org· Yuenan Zhou, Kaijie Ding, Sijie Zhang, Xin Yang, Zhiwei Wu, Jiachen Zhu, Xiqian Ye, Jianhua Huang, Xuexin Chen, Zhizhi Wang· August 5, 2026
Author summary Parasitic wasps have achieved an extraordinary evolutionary innovation by domesticating ancient viruses and turning them into essential biological tools. In the wasp Cotesia vestalis, a domesticated virus is permanently embedded in the wasp gen…
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