Why are viral genomes so fragile? The bottleneck hypothesis
N. S. C. Merleau, S. Penisson, P. J. Gerrish, S. F. Elena, M. Smerlak
The paper provides theoretical evidence that viral genome fragility evolves due to population bottlenecks, showing it can increase survival through bottlenecks and attack rates in certain conditions.
bioRxiv · Jan 23, 2021Evolutionary Biology