Conformation

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Conformation generally means structural arrangement.

In science, it may refer to:

• Chemical conformation, in chemistry, is the chemical structure of a molecule. In polymer chemistry, it's the three-dimensional shape of the macromolecular chain.
• Protein conformation, in molecular biology and biochemistry, a (tertiary structure) is its overall shape as determined by its folding

In animal breeding, it may refer to:

• Equine conformation, the proportions of a horse's body in relation to one another
• Conformation (dog), a dog that conforms to most of the items of description in its individual breed standard has good conformation.
• Conformation show, in which dogs are evaluated for the selection of breeding stock on the basis of the externally observable qualities of appearance, movement, and temperament

[edit] See also

• Conformity
• Confirmation

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