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
Once a bead is strung into the chain, we call it a residue.
Formal description
AlphaFold reports most scores per residue, e.g. 'residue 42 has pLDDT 91'.
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
- Residue is related to pLDDTCitation ↗
- pLDDT is related to ResidueCitation ↗
- pLDDT measures ResidueCitation ↗
Sources & citations
Check your understanding
Which memory aid describes Residue?
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