The SARS-CoV-2 genome: variation, implication and application

This rapid review describes the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) genome, its relationship to other coronaviruses, the variation that has occurred since SARS-CoV-2 emerged in Wuhan in late 2019, the implications of these changes and how knowledge of these changes may be utilised.

This pre-print from the Royal Society is provided to assist in the understanding of COVID-19.