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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). | |
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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. | |
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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. | |