Conformation

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Conformation generally means structural arrangement and may refer to:

  • Conformational isomerism, a form of stereoisomerism in chemistry
    • Carbohydrate conformation
    • Cyclohexane conformation
    • Protein conformation
    • Conformation activity relationship between the biological activity and the conformation or conformational changes of a biomolecule

Animal breeding

  • Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse's bone structure, musculature, and body proportions
  • Conformation (dog) evaluates a dog according to physical standards for its breed
    • Conformation show, a dog show in which dogs are judged according to how well they conform to the established breed type

See also

  • Conformable
  • Conformal (disambiguation)
  • Conformality
  • Conformance (disambiguation)
  • Conformer
  • Confirmation
  • Conformity
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