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*3.5 Å OK -- backbone and bulky sidechains mostly clear.
*3.5 Å OK -- backbone and bulky sidechains mostly clear.
*5.0 Å Poor -- backbone mostly clear; sidechains not clear.
*5.0 Å Poor -- backbone mostly clear; sidechains not clear.
Bear in mind that the resolution value represents the "best" (most ordered) parts of a crystal, and that other parts may have poorer quality. The [[temperature value]] for each atom in a crystallographic model indicates the clarity of the electron density map for that atom.


==Confusion of high vs. low resolution==
==Confusion of high vs. low resolution==