Inferring frequency dependent selection from the molecular evolution of a rapidly evolving virus: a theoretical investigation.

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Hypotheses have been put forward suggesting that immune selection generates much of the intra-patient genetic diversity of rapidly evolving viruses. A Monte Carlo simulation is presented which models sequence evolution in an HIV-like virus under selection from the immune system. Measurements of evolutionary change are then made from the resulting sequences, generating predicted outcomes for each scenario....

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