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Hard to believe, but true - because it didn't outcompete other alleles, it was just in the right place at the right time, as has been carefully documented:

https://twitter.com/ballouxfrancois/status/13316691180015370...

Still, assuming that massive success is due to competitive advantage rather than random chance is extremely on-brand for HN.

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The founder effect doesn't seem capable of explaining the spread of D614G given that it has replaced other varients in every place it has been introduced to, and that it has even doubled back and outcompeted other variants even when those variants were introduced far before D614G. I'll read this paper, though, to get a better idea of what they're claiming; thanks for the link.

You have assumed I'm ignorant when you could have attempted to understand why I believe the things I do which seems at least as big a mistake as the one you accused me of making.

Totally uncalled for, and hilarious, knifejab by a man in black pajamas.

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