Connected concepts · Student learning
Foldwords
An evolving ontology and student guide to AlphaFold.
34 terms, explained for students — from amino acids to confidence scores.
Understand AlphaFold, one concept at a time.
Example & analogy
20 kinds of beads; the string of beads is the protein.
Formal description
Each amino acid is written as a single letter (e.g. A for alanine). A string of these letters is the protein's sequence.
Why it matters
Not yet documented for this concept.
Common misunderstanding
Not yet documented for this concept. Nicknames are memory aids, not literal definitions.
Connected concepts
- Amino acid is related to Primary structureCitation ↗
- Protein is related to Amino acidCitation ↗
Sources & citations
Check your understanding
Which memory aid describes Amino acid?
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