Meaning of quasisymmetry | Babel Free

Definitions

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

Examples

“So-called “quasisymmetry” occurs if all subunits are chemically identical but have⟳ two slightly different conformations so that slightly different contacts can be made.”

“Evolution blindly explores every possibility, and as more and more structures of viral capsids have⟳ been studied, numerous exceptions to classic quasisymmetry have⟳ been found.”

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