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Our selection and machine learning analysis also identified that silent mutations, such as C7303T and C9430T, play an important role in discriminating deer-derived samples across multiple clades. Finally, our investigation into the origin of the B.1.641 lineage from white-tailed deer in Canada discovered an additional human sequence from Michigan related to the B.1.641 lineage sampled near the emergence of this lineage. These findings demonstrate that machine-learning approaches can be used in combination with evolutionary genomics to identify factors possibly involved in the cross-species transmission of viruses and the emergence of novel viral lineages.\n            <\/jats:p>\n            <jats:sec>\n              <jats:title>IMPORTANCE<\/jats:title>\n              <jats:p>Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) is a highly transmissible virus capable of infecting and establishing itself in human and wildlife populations, such as white-tailed deer. 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