misfolding
/ˌmɪsˈfəʊldɪŋ/Molecular Biol.
noun
Incorrect folding in the formation of the tertiary structure of a protein or nucleic acid molecule; an instance of this.
Origin
1970s; earliest use found in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. From mis- + folding, after misfold.
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