Lineage frequency time series reveal elevated levels of genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 transmission in England
Q. Yu, J. A. Ascensao, T. Okada, The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium, O. Boyd, E. Volz, O. Hallatschek
This paper develops a method to estimate genetic drift in SARS-CoV-2 transmission using lineage frequency time series and applies it to genomic data from England, finding consistently higher genetic drift than expected.
PLOS Pathogens · Apr 15, 2024Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology