Origin, evolution and global spread of SARS-CoV-2
SARS-CoV-2 is the virus responsible for the global COVID19 pandemic. We review what is known about the origin of this virus, detected in China at the end of December 2019. The genome of this virus mainly evolves under the effect of point mutations. These are generally neutral and have no impact on v...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Académie des sciences
2020-11-01
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Series: | Comptes Rendus Biologies |
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Online Access: | https://comptes-rendus.academie-sciences.fr/biologies/articles/10.5802/crbiol.29/ |