It is unclear whether BA.4 and BA.5 are direct descendants or sister lineages of BA.2, but this distinction may not be significant since these lineages arose through recombination events and thus have multiple ancestry pathways ( Fig. 1B ) ( 36 ).
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Molecular and structural insights into SARS-CoV-2 evolution: from BA.2 to XBB subvariants.
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