In the
biosciences, this refers to using
computers to model how
complementary strands of
DNA or
RNA will link via
hydrogen bonds to form a double-stranded
molecule, or how a
protein sequence will fold up and make hydrogen bonds with itself to form a more
convoluted molecule.
From the BioTech Dictionary at http://biotech.icmb.utexas.edu/. For further information see the BioTech homenode.