Phylogenetic analyses of SARS-CoV-2 B.1.1.7 lineage suggest a single origin followed by multiple exportation events versus convergent evolution
B. Vrancken, S. Dellicour, D. M. Smith, A. Chaillon
This study uses phylodynamic methods to show that the B.1.1.7 SARS-CoV-2 variant likely originated once and spread globally rather than evolving convergently from multiple sources.
bioRxiv · Jan 12, 2021Evolutionary Biology