Exаm Questiоn: Cоnsider the fоllowing models of the spike protein of the Deltа аnd Omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2, causative agent of the current coronavirus pandemic. Individual mutations are identified in red; number denotes amino acid location in the protein. Image courtesy of New York Times and COG-UK Mutation Explorer http://sars2.cvr.gla.ac.uk/cog-uk/ Copyright 2022 by Dr. Jonathan A. Miller. All rights reserved. Online sharing or distribution is prohibited. For exam use only in BIOL& 260: Microbiology at Edmonds College. Outside help is not allowed. 1. Do you think these mutations represent antigenic drift or antigenic shift? Explain, including in your answer a definition of both antigenic drift and antigenic shift. 2. Which of these two strains (Delta or Omicron) would you predict would be more likely to demonstrate "immune escape" from the originally developed (2020-2021) vaccines, i.e., the vaccines would be less protective against? Why is this? Please number your answers 1 and 2 and explain briefly but thoroughly.
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