Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

Genomic signatures associated with maintenance of genome stability and venom turnover in two parasitoid wasps

  • Xinhai Ye,
  • Yi Yang,
  • Can Zhao,
  • Shan Xiao,
  • Yu H. Sun,
  • Chun He,
  • Shijiao Xiong,
  • Xianxin Zhao,
  • Bo Zhang,
  • Haiwei Lin,
  • Jiamin Shi,
  • Yang Mei,
  • Hongxing Xu,
  • Qi Fang,
  • Fei Wu,
  • Dunsong Li,
  • Gongyin Ye

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34202-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 17

Abstract

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Parasitoid wasps are rapidly developing as a model for evolutionary biology. Here, the authors analyze the genomes of two Anastatus wasps, revealing genomic innovations related to maintenance of genomic stability, and rapid turnover of venom genes.