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UK
/pˌɒlɪmˈɔːfɪk/
]
[ US /ˌpɑˌɫiˈmɔɹfɪk/ ]
[ US /ˌpɑˌɫiˈmɔɹfɪk/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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having or occurring in several distinct forms
man is both polymorphic and polytypic
a polymorphous god -
relating to the crystallization of a compound in two or more different forms
polymorphous crystallization -
relating to the occurrence of more than one kind of individual (independent of sexual differences) in an interbreeding population
a polymorphic species
How To Use polymorphic In A Sentence
- It suggested the difference in salt tolerance of two groups maybe relate with SSR polymorphic loci on linkage groups between group A and B.
- In other polymorphic insects, flightless morphs result from wing muscle histolysis even though fully developed wings remain.
- The long PDF explaining their "polymorphic cipher theory" is, unfortunately, no longer available.
- Polymorphic residues are shaded, and their side chains in the canonical sequence are also shown.
- A total of 34 microsatellite primers, polymorphic in their respective species, were selected in this study (30 bovine [Bos taurus], 2 ovine [Ovis aries], and 2 caprine [Capra hircus]).
- Barycrinus rhombiferis is also the most morphologically variable species of Barycrinus, possessing a wide array of polymorphic characters.
- Other cybersecurity experts cite a growing threat from so-called "polymorphic" spyware that can change its digital signature to millions of different combinations to evade identification by anti-virus software. Christian Science Monitor | All Stories
- These two polymorphic processes function as a complex relation of reciprocal transference.
- The polymorphic patterns among the samples revealed genetic variations.
- It is kind of polymorphic behaviour because of multiple classes and events getting wired automatically. ASP.NET Forums
