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Ezequiel G Mogro1, Daniela Bottero1, Mauricio J Lozano1

  • 1Instituto de Biotecnología y Biología Molecular (IBBM), CONICET, CCT-La Plata, Universidad Nacional de La Plata (UNLP), Argentina.

Virology
|February 8, 2022
PubMed
Summary

The SARS-CoV-2 virus shows evolving codon usage, moving away from human patterns. This suggests the virus may be becoming less pathogenic over time.

Keywords:
BetacoronavirusCOVID-19Codon usage biasSARS-CoV-2

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