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Answer for the clue "(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences) ", 12 letters:
polymorphism

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WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound [syn: pleomorphism ] (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

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Polymorphism \Pol`y*mor"phism\, n. (Crystallog.) Same as Pleomorphism . (Biol.) The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form. Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality, of two or more distinct ...

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n. 1 The ability to assume different forms or shapes. 2 (context biology English) 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. 3 (context ...

Usage examples of polymorphism.

A restriction fragment length polymorphism DNA test could eliminate virtually any possibility that the blood had come from anyone else.

We have recently developed and refined a subset of DNA testing called RFLPS, which stands for restriction fragment length polymorphism.