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Even more detail here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/23938758/ ... and an update on everything being renamed recently - 'Polydnaviridae' to 'Polydnaviriformidae', etc.: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9953437/
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The Polydnaviridae (PDV), including the Bracovirus (BV) and Ichnovirus genera, originated from the integration of unrelated viruses in the genomes of two parasitoid wasp lineages, in a remarkable example of convergent evolution. Functionally active PDVs represent the most compelling evolutionary suc …
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When parasitic wasps hijacked viruses: genomic and functional evolution of polydnaviruses - PubMed
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