Defenition of the word polymorphism

• Defenition of the word polymorphism

  • In genetics: The occurrence of allelic variation at a locus.
  • In biology: the occurrence of two or more forms in a population.
  • The ability to assume different forms or shapes.
  • In crystallography: the ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure; pleomorphism.
  • the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same species (independent of sex differences)
  • (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
  • (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
  • (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on

Synonyms for the word polymorphism

• • pleomorphism

Hyponyms for the word polymorphism

• • dimorphism
  • single nucleotide polymorphism
  • snp

Hypernyms for the word polymorphism

• • chemical phenomenon
  • organic phenomenon

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