Mutation rates and selection on synonymous mutations in SARS-CoV-2
N. De Maio, C. R. Walker, Y. Turakhia, R. Lanfear, R. Corbett-Detig, N. Goldman
The paper analyzes mutation rates and selection pressures in SARS-CoV-2 genomes, identifying elevated G→U and C→U mutations and challenging previous findings on synonymous site selection.
bioRxiv · Jan 14, 2021Evolutionary Biology