Dynamically evolving novel overlapping gene as a factor in the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic
C. W. Nelson, Z. Ardern, T. L. Goldberg, C. Meng, C.-H. Kuo, C. Ludwig, S.-O. Kolokotronis, X. Wei
The paper identifies and characterizes ORF3d, a novel overlapping gene in SARS-CoV-2, showing its presence in pangolin-CoVs and its evolutionary significance.
bioRxiv · May 21, 2020Evolutionary Biology