# About the origin of SARS-CoV-2

**URL:** <https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/about-the-origin-of-sars-cov-2/13771>\
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**Tags:** Science, Article\
**Created:** [May 25, 2021, 7:39pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/about-the-origin-of-sars-cov-2/13771 "2021-05-25T19:39:19Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 28, 2021, 6:20pm UTC](https://discourse.peacefulscience.org/t/about-the-origin-of-sars-cov-2/13771/256 "2021-06-28T18:20:01Z")

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> [@Michael\_Okoko](#):
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> This observation (rampant recombination in the genome sequence of the spike protein) and others are what make the zoonosis hypothesis remain the most plausible explanation for the emergence of SARS-COV-2.

That makes it the most plausible explanation for the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 spike gene. It doesn’t really tell us about how the virus got into humans.

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