Evolutionary BiologybioRxiv
The origins and molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 in the UK
V. Hill, L. du Plessis, T. P. A. Peacock…·A. Rambaut
This study investigates the origins and molecular evolution of SARS-CoV-2 lineage B.1.1.7 (Alpha) in the UK, finding that a chronically-infected immunocompetent individual likely drove its rapid mutation and spread.
DOI 10.1093/ve/veac080