D614G mutation eventuates in all VOI and VOC in SARS-CoV-2: Is it part of the positive selection pioneered by Darwin?

Recently, several emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 have originated from the Wuhan strain and spread throughout the globe within one and a half years. One mutation, D614G, is very prominent in all VOI and VOC in SARS-CoV-2. This mutation might help to increase the viral fitness in all emerging variant...

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Main Authors: Chiranjib Chakraborty, Abinit Saha, Ashish Ranjan Sharma, Manojit Bhattacharya, Sang-Soo Lee, Govindasamy Agoramoorthy
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:Molecular Therapy: Nucleic Acids
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2162253121001797