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The asymmetric unit (see definition in the next paragraph) is what is contained in the protein model that crystallographers publish in the [[Protein Data Bank]]. It is not to be confused with the biologically functional unit ([[Biological Unit]]), which may be the same, smaller, or larger than the asymmetric unit.
The asymmetric unit (see definition in the next paragraph) is what is contained in the protein model that crystallographers publish in the [[Protein Data Bank]]. It is not to be confused with the biologically functional unit ([[Biological Unit]]), which may be the same, smaller, or larger than the asymmetric unit.


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