Phylogenetic analysis of SARS-CoV-2 data is difficult
B. Morel, P. Barbera, L. Czech, B. Bettisworth, L. Huebner, S. Lutteropp, D. Serdari, E.-G. Kostaki, I. Mamais, A. Kozlov, P. M. Pavlidis, D. Paraskevis, A. Stamatakis
The paper reviews challenges in inferring reliable SARS-CoV-2 phylogenies due to high sequence similarity and low mutation rates, highlighting difficulties in rooting and classification.
bioRxiv · Aug 5, 2020 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology