quasisymmetry

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A mapping that preserves shape but allows size to change in a well-defined manner. countable,uncountable
  2. A pattern in which many copies of a viral protein form a huge spherical coating, where each subunit has an almost symmetrical arrangement with its neighbors. countable,uncountable
    — So-called “quasisymmetry” occurs if all subunits are chemically identical but have two slightly different conformations so that slightly different contacts can be made.

词形变化

quasisymmetries plural

词源

From quasi- + symmetry.
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