Abstract: Here, we analyzed the frequency of
Q677P/H and FCS point mutations in 1,144,793 human and 1042 animal
spike protein sequences and from those of the emergent variants B.1.1.7, B.1.351, P.1, B.1.429 + B.1.427, and B.1.525, which were deposited in the database of the GISAID Initiative.
Introduction: Here, we analyzed the evolutionary patterns of
Q677P/H and FCS amino acids residues (amino acid positions 680-689) from all animal and human variants and five major emergent variants for which whole-genome SARS-CoV-2 sequences had been deposited in the GISAID Initiative database since the start of the
COVID-19 pandemic.