Conformation Explained

Conformation generally means structural arrangement and may refer to:

• Conformational isomerism, a form of stereoisomerism in chemistry
  • Carbohydrate conformation
  • Cyclohexane conformation
  • Protein conformation
  • Conformation activity relationship between the biological activity and the conformation or conformational changes of a biomolecule

Animal breeding

• Equine conformation evaluates the degree of correctness of a horse's bone structure, musculature, and body proportions
• Conformation (dog) evaluates a dog according to physical standards for its breed
  • Conformation show, a dog show in which dogs are judged according to how well they conform to the established breed type

See also

• Conformable
• Conformal (disambiguation)
• Conformality
• Conformance (disambiguation)
• Conformer
• Confirmation
• Conformity