"A hybrid mutation 'Deltacron' found in Cyprus that combines delta and omicron"

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A hybrid mutation mixed with a delta mutation and an omicron mutation has been found in the Republic of Cyprus, an island country in the eastern Mediterranean, TAS news agency reported.

According to TAS news agency, the hybrid mutation was discovered by experts from the Institute of Biotechnology and Molecular Virology at the University of Cyprus, and the experts gave the hybrid mutation the name 'Deltacron'.

"The new hybrid mutation is a combination of several mutant elements of the omicron on the genetic basis of the delta mutation," said Leontios Kostrikis, director of the Research Institute. and explained.