
Pango lineages
A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology
A dynamic nomenclature proposal for SARS-CoV-2 lineages to assist genomic epidemiology
As described in Rambaut et al. (2020), a Pango lineage is as a cluster of sequences that are associated with an epidemiological event, for instance an introduction of the virus into a distinct geographic area with evidence of onward spread. Lineages are designed to capture the emerging edge of the pandemic and are at a fine-grain resolution suitable to genomic epidemiological surveillance and outbreak investigation.
*Note that C.1 is equivalent to B.1.1.1.1, with C being an alias for B.1.1.1 to shorten the name so it does not become infinitely long while still preserving the link to the parent lineages