RNA-virus population concept (Eigen): swarm of related variants generated by high mutation rate (~10⁻⁴-10⁻⁵ per base). Natural-selection unit = quasispecies, not single genome. Relevance: HIV, HCV, SARS-CoV-2.
RNA-virus population concept (Eigen): swarm of related variants generated by high mutation rate (~10⁻⁴-10⁻⁵ per base). Natural-selection unit = quasispecies, not single genome. Relevance: HIV, HCV, SARS-CoV-2.