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Structural and haplotype variation was concentrated at these ITRs, which moderate host immunity and specificity. In several lineages, extended putative ORFs spanning adjacent ITR genes were observed, indicating recurrent structural plasticity at these regions. Patterns of gene-specific conservation and divergence highlighted loci under strong constraint and lineage-specific structural changes that may contribute to host specificity. 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