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A pentamer design in Foldit.

A pentamer is a protein consisting of five identical copies of a monomer (also called a chain or polypeptide). (The word derives from ancient Greek, penta- "five" and -mer "part".)

A pentamer is a type of oligomer.

Pentamers are usually seen in symmetry puzzles in Foldit.

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