Plural of dimer; two or more molecules each composed of two identical or similar subunits bonded together.
The regular English plural of 'dimer,' formed by adding '-s' to the singular noun, referring to multiple dimeric molecules.
Many viruses use protein dimers as building blocks for their outer shells—by making copies of the same two-part unit over and over, they create efficient, symmetrical structures that are actually more stable than random arrangements of different proteins.
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