Viruses as quasispecies: biological implications.

doi:10.1007/3-540-26397-7_3

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Viruses as quasispecies: biological implications.

Current topics in microbiology and immunology - 1 Jan 2006

Domingo E, Martin V, Perales C, Grande-Pérez A, García-Arriaza J, Arias A

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During viral infections, the complex and dynamic distributions of variants, termed viral quasispecies, play a key role in the adaptability of viruses to changing environments and the fate of the population as a whole. Mutant spectra are continuously and avoidably generated during RNA genome replication, and they are not just a by-product of error-prone replication, devoid of biological relevance. On the contrary,...

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Evolution, Molecular
Genome, Viral
Mutation
RNA Viruses
Viruses

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PMID: 16568896
DOI: 10.1007/3-540-26397-7_3
PMCID: PMC7120838

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