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1. (n.) polymorphism
the state or condition of being polymorphous.
2. polymorphism
genetic variation that produces differing characteristics in individuals of the same population or species.
3. polymorphism
the occurrence of different castes or types within the same sex, as in social ants.
4. polymorphism
crystallization into two or more chemically identical but crystallographically distinct forms.
Etymology: (1830–40)
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1. (noun) polymorphism
(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
2. (noun) polymorphism, pleomorphism
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
3. (noun) polymorphism
(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
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1. (noun) Polymorphism
same as Pleomorphism
2. (noun) Polymorphism
the capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form
3. (noun) Polymorphism
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
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