SARS-CoV-2_Geo_India

In this study, we analyzed the mutation and selection landscape of 516 unique and complete genomes of SARS-CoV-2 isolates from India in a 12-month span (from Jan-Dec 2020) to understand how the virus is evolving in this geographical region. We identified 953 genome-wide loci displaying single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and the Principal Component Analysis and mutation plots of the datasets indicate an increase in genetic variance with time. The 42% of the polymorphic sites display substitutions in the third nucleotide position of codons indicating that non-synonymous substitutions are more prevalent. These isolates displayed strong evidence of purifying selection in ORF1ab, spike, nucleocapsid, and membrane glycoprotein.