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The Straits Times answers some questions surrounding mutations and variants that were raised in our monthly webinar a week ago.
The webinar, Season Two of Covid-19: Updates From Singapore, brought together local and international experts to discuss the latest medical and scientific findings regarding the coronavirus.
Q: What is a mutation?
A: A mutation is a change that occurs in the genetic material. Mutations arise when the genetic material is not copied precisely as the virus replicates during cell division.
Q: What is a double mutant?
A: It is true that the B1617 has two spike protein mutations, namely E484Q and L452R, but in reality, B1617 contains a total of 13 spike protein mutations. The name double mutant is just a name to refer to those two mutations and does not mean anything scientifically. ....

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