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A discrete portion of a protein assumed to fold independently of the rest of the protein and possessing its own function. Motifs are frequently highly conserved parts of domains. Some common types of motifs are made up of two or more alpha helices or beta sheets. (http://www.ornl.gov/sci/techresources/Human_Genome/posters/chromosome/ge...)
