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Polymorphism

Same as Pleomorphism.

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Dimorphism 76% connected

Difference of form between members of the same species, as when a plant has two kinds of flowers, both hermaphrodite (as in the partridge berry), or…

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Pleomorphic 74% connected

Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.

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Pleomorphic 74% connected

Pertaining to pleomorphism; as, the pleomorphic character of bacteria.

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Polymorphous 74% connected

Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.

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Polymorphous 74% connected

Having, or assuming, a variety of forms, characters, or styles; as, a polymorphous author.

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Pleomorphism 92% connected

The property of crystallizing under two or more distinct fundamental forms, including dimorphism and trimorphism.

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Allelomorph noun · 78% connection

(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and t…

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Amphidiploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a diploid set of chromosomes from each parent

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Cistron noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the codi…

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Cosmid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a large vector that is made from a bacteriophage and used to clone genes or gene fragments

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Crossbreeding noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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Fertilized ovum noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from tha…

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Gene linkage noun · 78% connection

(genetics) traits that tend to be inherited together as a consequence of an association between their genes; all of the genes of a giv…

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Gene mutation noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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Haploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having only one complete set of chromosomes

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Haplotype noun · 78% connection

(genetics) a combination of alleles (for different genes) that are located closely together on the same chromosome and that tend to be…

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Hereditary pattern noun · 78% connection

(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents

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Heteroploid noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism or cell having a chromosome number that is not an even multiple of the haploid chromosome number for that speci…

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Heterozygote noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring

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Homozygote noun · 78% connection

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

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Hybrid vigor noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the tendency of a crossbred organism to have qualities superior to those of either parent

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Hybridisation noun · 78% connection

(genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

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Pleomorphous adjective · 78% connection

Having the property of pleomorphism.

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Trimorphism noun · 78% connection

The property of crystallizing in three forms fundamentally distinct, as is the case with titanium dioxide, which crystallizes in the f…

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