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seeks to describe the 3-dimensional structure of every protein
encoded by a given genome. This genome-based approach allows for
a high-throughput method of structure determination by a
combination of experimental and modeling approaches. The
principal difference between structural genomics and traditional
structural prediction is that structural genomics attempts to
determine the structure of every protein encoded by the genome,
rather than focusing on one particular protein. What is it that
makes it possible to determine the structure of every protein in
the genome at once rather than solve the structures one at a
time? With full-genome sequences available, structure prediction
can be done more quickly through a combination of experimental
and modeling approaches, especially because the availability of
large number of sequenced genomes and previously-solved protein
structures allows scient