Can you please pick the right answer in each parentheses? The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is a carbohydrate-modified protein that                             ["bind the RNA genome of the virus", "", "is on the surface of the viral particle", ""]            and plays a role in both      ["replication of the viral genome", "recognition of host cell"]            and      ["packaging of viral genome for export", "fusion of viral envelope with host cell plasma membrane"] .   Importantly, earlier work on spike proteins from other corona viruses showed that this molecule  ["remarkable resistance to immune response", "shows remarkable conformational changes"] and only one of these served as a good antigen for vaccine development.   A critical discovery in advancing the development of our current vaccines was determining what changes in the amino acid sequence would     ["block degradation of the spike protein", "stabilize the conformation of the protein found on the viral particle"].  This altered spike protein sequence was used in designing the vaccines currently in use in the United States

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Can you please pick the right answer in each parentheses?

The spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 is a carbohydrate-modified protein that                             ["bind the RNA genome of the virus", "", "is on the surface of the viral particle", ""]            and plays a role in both      ["replication of the viral genome", "recognition of host cell"]            and      ["packaging of viral genome for export", "fusion of viral envelope with host cell plasma membrane"] .  

Importantly, earlier work on spike proteins from other corona viruses showed that this molecule  ["remarkable resistance to immune response", "shows remarkable conformational changes"] and only one of these served as a good antigen for vaccine development.  

A critical discovery in advancing the development of our current vaccines was determining what changes in the amino acid sequence would     ["block degradation of the spike protein", "stabilize the conformation of the protein found on the viral particle"].  This altered spike protein sequence was used in designing the vaccines currently in use in the United States.

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