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Foldwords

An evolving ontology and student guide to AlphaFold.

34 terms, explained for students — from amino acids to confidence scores.

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Example & analogy
Takes the clues and physically places each bead in 3D space.
Formal description
Treats each residue as a rigid body (a 'frame') and moves it into place.
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
- Structure module is related to Recycling Citation ↗
- Evoformer is related to Structure module Citation ↗
- Recycling is related to Structure module Citation ↗
- Predicted structure is produced by Structure module Citation ↗
Sources & citations
- Jumper et al. 2021, Nature (AlphaFold 2 paper) ↗
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