1.) a. The Wiki page for “Parasatoid Wasp” has information on bracovirus and the “tag-along” genes that gets incorporated into an insects genome. These “tag-along” genes are subject to replication onto future generations of that host insect if it survives the virus. What I wanted to add was the mechanism for which these “tag along” genes gets incorporated (HGT-horizontal gene transfer) and how it may be beneficial to the host species because of its protective role in the common pathogen, braculovirus. This bracovirus mediated gene flux exists within two insect orders of Hymenoptera and Lepidoptera.
b. http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1005470 [1]
2.) I am happy that the wiki page had information on these wasp genes that gets transferred and replicated into other insects’ genome. However, I would’ve like to see more information on the mechanism of how this is possible and any evidence that suggests that these genes increase the fitness of the organism.
- ^ http://journals.plos.org/plosgenetics/article?id=10.1371/journal.pgen.1005470.
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