Thanks for helping to spread info about phylogenetics @Laurie_Garrett! But it's critical the info is accurate.
Couple of important points:
These great graphics are come from @nextstrain! You can see a tree with full menus here: nextstrain.org/ncov/global
We update every weekday!
Couple of important points:
These great graphics are come from @nextstrain! You can see a tree with full menus here: nextstrain.org/ncov/global
We update every weekday!
https://twitter.com/Laurie_Garrett/status/1313576218281811969
Also, those early genomes aren't 1% different. That would be a difference of 300 bases, and they differ by 0-2 bases.
The divergence of the strain you pick out (see it in yesterday's run nextstrain.org/ncov/global/20…) is in number of changes, NOT percent! Much less worrying :)
The divergence of the strain you pick out (see it in yesterday's run nextstrain.org/ncov/global/20…) is in number of changes, NOT percent! Much less worrying :)
As @pathogenomenick says, even the longest branches of the tree are incredibly similar - they differ by ~20 bases out of 30,000 - or ~0.07%
Also, the sequence highlighted has 4 amino acid changes, not 6. This isn't unusual, so no need for alarm!
https://twitter.com/pathogenomenick/status/1313885523686166533
Also, the sequence highlighted has 4 amino acid changes, not 6. This isn't unusual, so no need for alarm!
@Laurie_Garrett, your reach is huge, so we appreciate you highlighting the importance of sequencing #SARSCoV2, phylogenetics, @GISAID, & @nextstrain! But it's easy to misread these trees! We are happy to help guide any future phylogenetics posts to ensure the best info goes out!
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