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   conformation

   /ˌkɒnfɔːˈmeɪʃn/

   noun

   • 1. the shape or structure of something, especially an animal: "the judges run their hands over the dog's body and legs, checking its conformation"
   • ▪ any of the spatial arrangements which the atoms in a molecule may adopt and freely convert between, especially by rotation about individual single bonds: "a change of DNA conformation induced by binding of RNA polymerase"

   Word Origin early 16th century (in the sense ‘conforming, adaptation’): from Latin conformatio(n-), from conformare ‘to shape, fashion’ (see conform).

   Derivatives

   • 1. conformational adjective

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