Article
Variant evolution graph: Can we infer how SARS-CoV-2 variants are evolving?
PloS one - 1 Jan 2025
Das Badhan, Heath Lenwood S
Abstract excerpt
The SARS-CoV-2 virus has undergone extensive mutations over time, resulting in considerable genetic diversity among circulating strains. This diversity directly affects important viral characteristics, such as transmissibility and disease severity. During a viral outbreak, the rapid mutation rate produces a large cloud of variants, referred to as a viral quasispecies. However, many variants are lost due to the...
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- SARS-CoV-2
- Humans
- Phylogeny
- COVID-19
- Evolution, Molecular
- Genome, Viral
- Mutation
- Genetic Variation
