Article
Human SARS-CoV-2 has evolved to increase U content and reduce genome size.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 15 Apr 2022
Wang Yong, Chen Xin-Yu, Yang Liu, Yao Qin, Chen K P
Abstract excerpt
Infections caused by SARS-CoV-2 have brought great harm to human health. After transmission for over two years, SARS-CoV-2 has diverged greatly and formed dozens of different lineages. Understanding the trend of its genome evolution could help foresee difficulties in controlling transmission of the virus. In this study, we conducted an extensive monthly survey and in-depth analysis on variations of nucleotide,...
Topics
- Base Composition
- Base Sequence
- COVID-19
- China
- Codon
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genome
- Genome Size
- Genome, Viral
- Humans
- Mutation
- Phylogeny
