<![CDATA[BOL: Classification of SARS-CoV2 Variant !]]> https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43607/classification-of-sars-cov2-variant? https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43607/classification-of-sars-cov2-variant Fri, 26 Nov 2021 12:53:12 -0600 https://bioinformaticsonline.com/blog/view/43607/classification-of-sars-cov2-variant <![CDATA[Classification of SARS-CoV2 Variant !]]> The scientists established some guidelines for determining whether a variant is a legitimate branch of an existing lineage:

The variant should be transmitted from its original location to another "geographically distinct population"—say, another country or a province of a large and populous country.
It should differ from its ancestor by at least one nucleotide.
At least 95% of its genetic code should have been sequenced at least five times from different samples.

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