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. 2022 Mar 17:10:859900.
doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.859900. eCollection 2022.

Evidence for Recombination as an Evolutionary Mechanism in Coronaviruses: Is SARS-CoV-2 an Exception?

Zisis Kozlakidis  1
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Evidence for Recombination as an Evolutionary Mechanism in Coronaviruses: Is SARS-CoV-2 an Exception?

Zisis Kozlakidis. Front Public Health. .
No abstract available

Keywords: COVID-19; SARS; coronavirus; evolution; recombination; viral recombination.

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