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Populations of genomic RNAs devoted to the replication or spread of a bipartite plant virus differ in genetic structure.
Journal of virology - 1 Dec 2009
Lozano Gloria, Grande-Pérez Ana, Navas-Castillo Jesús
Abstract excerpt
RNA viruses within a host exist as dynamic distributions of closely related mutants and recombinant genomes. These closely related mutants and recombinant genomes, which are subjected to a continuous process of genetic variation, competition, and selection, act as a unit of selection, termed viral quasispecies. Characterization of mutant spectra within hosts is essential for understanding viral evolution and...
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