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
Run the guess back through the machine a few times to polish it.
Formal description
AlphaFold refines its prediction a few times (typically 3) by recycling.
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
- Recycling is related to Structure moduleCitation ↗
- Structure module is related to RecyclingCitation ↗
Sources & citations
Check your understanding
A first prediction goes back through the network to be improved. What is this repeat-and-refine step called?
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