Article
Mutational cascade of SARS-CoV-2 leading to evolution and emergence of omicron variant.
Virus research - 2 Jul 2022
Bansal Kanika, Kumar Sanjeet
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Emergence of new variant of SARS-CoV-2, namely omicron, has posed a global concern because of its high rate of transmissibility and mutations in its genome. Researchers worldwide are trying to understand the evolution and emergence of such variants to understand the mutational cascade events. METHODS: We have considered all omicron genomes (n = 302 genomes) available till 2nd December 2021 in the...
Topics
- COVID-19
- Humans
- Mutation
- SARS-CoV-2
- Spike Glycoprotein, Coronavirus
