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Tertiary structure
The folding of a polypeptide chain into a three-dimensional structure.


Read more about this term in the Online Textbook:
Proteins and Proteomics: Introduction to Protein Structure

Related Terms:
Primary structure
Secondary structure
Quaternary structure

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The Three-Dimensional Structure of a Protein
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