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(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
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polymorphism
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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 in biology and zoology is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms , also referred to as alternative phenotypes , in the population of a species. In order to be classified as such, morphs must occupy the same habitat ...
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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 ...
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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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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.