
fiendish_ghoul's trimer design from Puzzle 1570.
A trimer design puzzle is a common type of Foldit symmetry puzzle.
As the name implies, these puzzles involve trimers, proteins assembled from three identical copies of a protein chain.
A trimer design puzzle has a main chain, and two symmetric chains. All of the normal Foldit tools are available on the main chain, but most tools can't be applied to the symmetric chains. Depending on the view options selected, the main chain normally has a colorful appearance, while the symmetric chains appear in shade of gray.
Any changes to the design or shape of the main chain are immediately reflected in the symmetric chains.
Most trimer design puzzles involve C3 symmetry. The type of symmetry affects how the chains move in relation to each other.
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- Puzzle 1018b
- Puzzle 1052
- Puzzle 1103
- Puzzle 1115
- Puzzle 1118
- Puzzle 1530
- Puzzle 1533
- Puzzle 1570
- Puzzle 1617
- Puzzle 1619
- Puzzle 1629
- Puzzle 1632
- Puzzle 1681
- Puzzle 1686
- Puzzle 1692
- Puzzle 1700
- Puzzle 1703
- Puzzle 1707
- Puzzle 1714
- Puzzle 1715
- Puzzle 1722
- Puzzle 1725
- Puzzle 1733
- Puzzle 1736
- Puzzle 1745
- Puzzle 1749
- Puzzle 1752
- Puzzle 1755
- Puzzle 1758
- Puzzle 1761
- Puzzle 1764
- Puzzle 1766
- Puzzle 1773
- Puzzle 1785
- Puzzle 1790
- Puzzle 1793
- Puzzle 1796
- Puzzle 1799
- Puzzle 1802
- Puzzle 1809
- Puzzle 1812
- Puzzle 1815
- Puzzle 1850
- Puzzle 1853
- Puzzle 1858
- Puzzle 1861
- Puzzle 1864
- Puzzle 1867
- Puzzle 1870
- Puzzle 1873
- Puzzle 1876
- Puzzle 1879
- Puzzle 1882
- Puzzle 1885
- Puzzle 1888
- Puzzle 1891
- Puzzle 1894
- Puzzle 1897
- Puzzle 1900
- Puzzle 1906
- Puzzle 1960
- Puzzle 1967
- Puzzle 1969
- Puzzle 1971
- Puzzle 1995
- Puzzle 2021
- Puzzle 2024
- Puzzle 2032
- Puzzle 2035
- Puzzle 2053
- Puzzle 2056
- Puzzle 2061
- Puzzle 2065
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- Puzzle 2099
- Puzzle 2102
- Puzzle 2105
- Puzzle 2127
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- Puzzle 2133
- Puzzle 2138
- Puzzle 2180