Cheating leads to the evolution of multipartite viruses.

In multipartite viruses, the genome is split into multiple segments, each of which is transmitted via a separate capsid. The existence of multipartite viruses poses a problem, because replication is only possible when all segments are present within the same host. Given this clear cost, why is multi...

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Main Authors: Asher Leeks, Penny Grace Young, Paul Eugene Turner, Geoff Wild, Stuart Andrew West
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-04-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3002092&type=printable
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