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Not true, the genome of viruses is very variable/evolvable due to its high mutation rates.
by Clostridium 5y ago
Not true, the genome of viruses is very variable/evolvable due to its high mutation rates.
- koeng 5y agoI wasn’t talking about mutation rates. Influenza has mini-chromosomes which it can swap between strains, leading to more variants since they can swap those mini-chromosomes. SARS-CoV-2 has a single linear genome - only recombination on the RNA level or accumulation of mutation will allow for evolvability. Also, viruses massively differ in their own mutation rates. So, yes, true.