Independent repeated mutations within the alphaviruses Ross River virus and Barmah Forest virus indicates convergent evolution and past positive selection in ancestral populations despite ongoing purifying selection.
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Virus Evol. 2024 Sep 13;10(1):veae080. doi: 10.1093/ve/veae080. eCollection 2024.
Virus Evol. 2024.
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