monomer

monomer definition - medical

mon·o·mer (mŏnˈə-mər)

noun
  1. The molecular unit that joins with similar units to form a polymer.
  2. The protein structural unit of a virion capsid.
  3. The subunit of a protein composed of several such units loosely associated with one another.

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