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COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology
COVID-19: Immunology, vaccines and epidemiology

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Diagram showing mutations in the gene encoding the spike protein of the omicron BA.1 variant, compared with the original Wuhan-Hu strain and the position of these mutations.
Figure 2 (a) Mutations in the gene encoding the spike protein of the omicron BA.1 variant, compared with the original Wuhan-Hu strain. (b) The position of these mutations (red dots) on a model of the spike protein shows the cluster of mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) which is shown in yellow.

 1.3 Mutation in the spike protein