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homodimer

noun ho·mo·di·mer \-ˈdī-mər\

Medical Definition of HOMODIMER

:  a protein composed of two polypeptide chains that are identical in the order, number, and kind of their amino acid residues
ho·mo·di·mer·ic \-dī-ˈmer-ik\ adjective

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