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SCIENCE
Volume 327, Issue 5963, Pages 343-348Publisher
AMER ASSOC ADVANCEMENT SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1126/science.1178028
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- National Human Genome Research Institute [NHGRI U54 HG003273]
- NERC [NE/D009979/2] Funding Source: UKRI
- Natural Environment Research Council [NE/D009979/2] Funding Source: researchfish
- Division Of Environmental Biology
- Direct For Biological Sciences [0821936] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We report here genome sequences and comparative analyses of three closely related parasitoid wasps: Nasonia vitripennis, N. giraulti, and N. longicornis. Parasitoids are important regulators of arthropod populations, including major agricultural pests and disease vectors, and Nasonia is an emerging genetic model, particularly for evolutionary and developmental genetics. Key findings include the identification of a functional DNA methylation tool kit; hymenopteran-specific genes including diverse venoms; lateral gene transfers among Pox viruses, Wolbachia, and Nasonia; and the rapid evolution of genes involved in nuclear-mitochondrial interactions that are implicated in speciation. Newly developed genome resources advance Nasonia for genetic research, accelerate mapping and cloning of quantitative trait loci, and will ultimately provide tools and knowledge for further increasing the utility of parasitoids as pest insect-control agents.
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