Baltimore classificationGrouping of viruses into families depending on their type of genome. |
COVID-19Disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. 'CO' stands for corona, 'VI' for virus, and 'D' for disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as '2019 novel coronavirus' or '2019-nCoV.' |
EpidemicA widespread occurrence of an infectious disease in a community at a particular time. |
FASTAText-based format for storing a biological sequence starting with a single-line description, followed by lines of either nucleotide or amino acid sequences. |
FASTQText-based format for storing both a biological sequence (usually nucleotide sequence) and its corresponding quality scores. |
GenomeThe genetic material of an organism. |
GlycanThe carbohydrate portion of a glycoconjugate, such as a glycoprotein, glycolipid, or a proteoglycan. Glycans are also referred to as carbohydrates, polysaccharides or sugar moieties. |
GlycobiologyThe study of the structure, function and biology of glycans. |
GlycoproteinProtein which contain glycans covalently attached to amino acid side-chains. |
HaplotypeA group of genes within an organism that was inherited together from a single parent. |
pandemicA disease that has spread across a large region, for instance multiple continents or worldwide, affecting a substantial number of individuals. |
phylogeneticThe study of the evolutionary relationships among biological entities (e.g., populations, species, genes). |
SARS-CoV-2SARS coronavirus 2, where SARS refers to severe acute respiratory syndrome. |
SNVSingle nucleotide variation. A DNA sequence variation that occurs when a single nucleotide (adenine, thymine, cytosine, or guanine) in the genome sequence is altered. |
viral tropismThe ability of a virus to productively infect a particular cell (cellular tropism), tissue (tissue tropism) or host species (host tropism). |
virologyThe study of viruses. |