B.1.1.248

Translingual
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Alternative forms
  • B-1-1-248

Proper noun

B.1.1.248

  1. (virology) A virulent variant of the SARS-CoV-2 Coronavirus, which causes COVID-19; first detected in 2021 in Japan within travelers from Brazil.

Hypernyms
virus

Hyponyms
virus
  • B.1.1.28.1 (Manaus variant; "Brazil(ian) variant")
  • B.1.1.28.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)
  • P.1 (Manaus variant; "Brazil(ian) variant")
  • P.2 (Rio de Janeiro variant)

Coordinate terms

(virus): (viral components)

  • N501Y (mutant N501)
  • E484K (mutant E484)
  • Y501
  • K484
virus

Descendants
  • English: lineage B.1.1.248
  • English: B.1.1.248 lineage

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