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<p>Building on previous studies, we identified mathematical patterns in HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 genomes using transfer learning and explainability with a pre-trained CNN on genomic spectrograms. These patterns seemed to define viral characteristics, leading us to hypothesize that inherent mathematical patterns in a virus’s genome determine its features. To explore this further, we focused on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, designing a methodology with genomic spectrograms, a two-stage transfer learning approach, and two-step explainability. This approach identified genomic regions and nucleotide frequency patterns that characterize specific variants, revealing clear, distinguishable patterns for each category. The distinct and consistent total regions of high activation for each variant highlight the significance of the genomic region from the beginning of S gene to the end of 3’UTR in identifying the variants under study. The frequencies <InlineEquation ID="IEq1"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(f = 1/9\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> and particularly <InlineEquation ID="IEq2"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(f = 1/3\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> within this region appeared to play a key role in their identification. The shared prominence of <InlineEquation ID="IEq3"> <EquationSource Format="TEX">\(f = 1/3\)</EquationSource> </InlineEquation> in the final segment of the genome for both pre-VOC and Omicron (despite different pattern shapes) may hint at a phylogenetic connection in SARS-CoV-2 or even suggest that Omicron evolved from a pre-VOC lineage. The confirmation that mathematical patterns are associated with variant classification represents a step forward in demonstrating that these patterns play a role in viral characterization, suggesting the existence of an additional layer of genomic information that may enable virus characterization in a low-computing, and efficient manner compared to traditional methodologies.</p>

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Identification of mathematical patterns in genomic spectrograms linked to variant classification in complete SARS-CoV-2 sequences

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    2025年12月5日

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  • Ana Guerrero-Tamayo,
  • Borja Sanz Urquijo,
  • María-Dolores Moragues Tosantos,
  • Isabel Olivares,
  • Concepción Casado,
  • Iker Pastor-López

摘要

Building on previous studies, we identified mathematical patterns in HIV-1 and SARS-CoV-2 genomes using transfer learning and explainability with a pre-trained CNN on genomic spectrograms. These patterns seemed to define viral characteristics, leading us to hypothesize that inherent mathematical patterns in a virus’s genome determine its features. To explore this further, we focused on SARS-CoV-2 variant classification, designing a methodology with genomic spectrograms, a two-stage transfer learning approach, and two-step explainability. This approach identified genomic regions and nucleotide frequency patterns that characterize specific variants, revealing clear, distinguishable patterns for each category. The distinct and consistent total regions of high activation for each variant highlight the significance of the genomic region from the beginning of S gene to the end of 3’UTR in identifying the variants under study. The frequencies \(f = 1/9\) and particularly \(f = 1/3\) within this region appeared to play a key role in their identification. The shared prominence of \(f = 1/3\) in the final segment of the genome for both pre-VOC and Omicron (despite different pattern shapes) may hint at a phylogenetic connection in SARS-CoV-2 or even suggest that Omicron evolved from a pre-VOC lineage. The confirmation that mathematical patterns are associated with variant classification represents a step forward in demonstrating that these patterns play a role in viral characterization, suggesting the existence of an additional layer of genomic information that may enable virus characterization in a low-computing, and efficient manner compared to traditional methodologies.