Possible adaption of the 2022 Monkeypox virus to the human host through gene duplication and loss
Annika Brinkmann, Claudia Kohl, Katharina Pape, Daniel R. Bourquain, Andrea Thürmer, Janine Michel, Lars Schaade, Andreas Nitsche
The paper analyzes five Monkeypox virus genomes to identify gene duplications and losses as potential adaptations to the human host during the 2022 outbreak.
bioRxiv · Oct 21, 2022 · PreprintMolecular Biology