Dating the origin of a viral domestication event in parasitoid wasps attacking Diptera
B. GUINET, J. Vogel, R. S. Peters, J. Hrcek, M. Buffington, J. Varaldi
This study identifies 18 viral genes endogenized in 41 Cynipoidea wasps around 75 million years ago, linking viral domestication to wasp diversification.
bioRxiv · May 24, 2024Evolutionary Biology