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Author: Eldra Solomon, Charles Martin, Diana W. Martin, Linda R. Berg
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Chapter 24.5, Problem 8LO
Trace the evolutionary origin of viruses according to current hypotheses and describe research regarding the evolution of polydnaviruses.
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