[HTML][HTML] Chromosome-level genome assembly of the bethylid ectoparasitoid wasp Sclerodermus sp. 'alternatusi'

Y Wan, HJ Wu, JP Yang, JL Zhang, ZC Shen, HJ Xu… - Scientific Data, 2024 - nature.com
The Bethylidae are the most diverse of Hymenoptera chrysidoid families. As external
parasitoids, the bethylids have been widely adopted as biocontrol agents to control insect …

An expanded odorant-binding protein mediates host cue detection in the parasitic wasp Baryscapus dioryctriae basis of the chromosome-level genome assembly …

X Zhu, Y Yang, Q Li, J Li, L Du, Y Zhou, H Jin, L Song… - BMC biology, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Baryscapus dioryctriae (Chalcidodea: Eulophidae) is a parasitic wasp
that parasitizes the pupae of many Pyralidae members and has been used as a biological …

Problems with paralogs: the promise and challenges of gene duplicates in evo-devo research

KD Deem, JA Brisson - Integrative and Comparative Biology, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Gene duplicates, or paralogs, serve as a major source of new genetic material and comprise
seeds for evolutionary innovation. While originally thought to be quickly lost or non …