On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Tang, Xiaolu; Wu, Changcheng; Li, Xiang; Song, Yuhe; Yao, Xinmin; Wu, Xinkai; Duan, Yuange; Zhang, Hong; Wang, Yirong; Qian, Zhaohui; Cui, Jie; Lü, Jian

doi:10.1093/nsr/nwaa036

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On the origin and continuing evolution of SARS-CoV-2

Published in National Science Review • Mar 2, 2020

Authors:

Xiaolu Tang

Changcheng Wu

Xiang Li

Abstract

The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic started in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has since impacted a large portion of China and raised major global concern. Herein, we investigated the extent of molecular divergence between SARS-CoV-2 and other related coronaviruses. Although we found only 4% variability...

Subject

Biology

Lineage (genetic)

Evolutionary biology

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