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polymorphism

noun

1 polymorphism

genetics The genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on.

Roget 357: organized world, organized nature; living nature, animated nature; living beings; organic remains, fossils.    protoplasm, cytoplasm, protein; albumen; structure etc. ... show more

Polish: polimorfizm

2 polymorphism

chemistry The existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound.

synonym: pleomorphism.

Dutch: polymorfie
Polish: wielopostaciowość, różnopostaciowość, polimorfizm

3 polymorphism

biology The existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences).

Dutch: polymorfisme, polymorfie


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