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• polymorphism — [päl΄i môr′fiz΄əm] n. [ POLYMORPH(OUS) + ISM] 1. Chem. Mineralogy the property of certain substances of crystallizing in two or more different forms or systems 2. Biol. the condition in which a species has two or more very different morphological …   English World dictionary

• polymorphism — polymorphistic, adj. /pol ee mawr fiz euhm/, n. 1. the state or condition of being polymorphous. 2. Crystall. crystallization into two or more chemically identical but crystallographically distinct forms. 3. Biol. the existence of an organism in… …   Universalium

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• polymorphism — n. [Gr. polys, many; morphe, form] 1. The simultaneous occurrence of two or more distinctive and discontinuous genetic types existing in a population. 2. (ARTHROPODA: Insecta) In social insects, the coexistence of two or more phases or castes,… …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

• polymorphism — pol•y•mor•phism [[t]ˌpɒl iˈmɔr fɪz əm[/t]] n. 1) bio gen the state or condition of being polymorphous 2) dvl a) genetic variation that produces differing characteristics in individuals of the same population or species b) the occurrence of… …   From formal English to slang

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