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A Glimpse on the Evolution of RNA Viruses: Implications and Lessons from SARS-CoV-2.
Viruses - 20 Dec 2022
Šimičić Petra, Židovec-Lepej Snježana
Abstract excerpt
RNA viruses are characterised by extremely high genetic variability due to fast replication, large population size, low fidelity, and (usually) a lack of proofreading mechanisms of RNA polymerases leading to high mutation rates. Furthermore, viral recombination and reassortment may act as a significant evolutionary force among viruses contributing to greater genetic diversity than obtainable by mutation alone....
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