POLYMORPHISM
\pˈɒlɪmˌɔːfɪzəm], \pˈɒlɪmˌɔːfɪzəm], \p_ˈɒ_l_ɪ_m_ˌɔː_f_ɪ_z_ə_m]\
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Same as Pleomorphism.
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Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct forms independent of sex, not connected by intermediate gradations, but produced from common parents.
By Oddity Software
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The regular and simultaneous occurrence in a single interbreeding population of two or more discontinuous genotypes. The concept includes differences in genotypes ranging in size from a single nucleotide site (POLYMORPHISM, SINGLE NUCLEOTIDE) to large nucleotide sequence visible at a chromosomal level.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Occurrence of different forms of individuals in the same species; occurrence of different forms, or different forms of organs, in the same individual at different periods of life.
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland