Positive selection of ORF3a and ORF8 genes drives the evolution of SARS-CoV-2 during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic
L. Velazquez-Salinas, S. Zarate, S. Eberl, D. P. Gladue, I. Novella, M. V. Borca
This study identifies positive selection in ORF3a and ORF8a genes of SARS-CoV-2 during the 2020 pandemic and reports epistatic interactions among genomic sites.
bioRxiv · Apr 10, 2020Evolutionary Biology