@trvrb
For comparison Alpha, Beta and Gamma are each about as divergent from each other in terms of amino acid changes across the genome as Omicron 21K and 21L are from each other. Figure from
@nextstrain
(https://nextstrain.org/ncov/gisaid/global?l=unrooted&m=div). 3/15

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