Genome of the parasitoid wasp Dinocampus coccinellae reveals extensive duplications, accelerated evolution, and independent origins of thelytokous parthenogeny and solitary behavior
Arun Sethuraman, Alicia Tovar, Walker Welch, Ryan Dettmers, Camila Arce, Timothy Skaggs, Alexander Rothenberg, Roxane Saisho, Bryce Summerhays, Ryan Cartmill, Christy Grenier, Yumary M. Vasquez, Hannah Vansant, John J. Obrycki
The paper presents the genome of Dinocampus coccinellae, revealing independent origins of thelytokous parthenogenesis and solitary behavior, along with accelerated gene evolution.
G3 Genes Genomes Genetics · Jan 6, 2022Peer-reviewedGenomics