SARS-CoV-2 convergent evolution cannot be reliably inferred from phylogenetic analyses
Y.-S. Jo, A. U. Tamuri, G. J. Towers, R. A. Goldstein
This paper develops a method to detect homoplasy in SARS-CoV-2 phylogenetic trees and finds that phylogenetics provides limited support for convergent evolution.
bioRxiv · May 15, 2021 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology