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/ˌpɑˌɫiˈmɔɹfɪzm/
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NOUN
- (genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
- (biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)
- (chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
How To Use polymorphism In A Sentence
- A common goal of population genetic investigations is to explain the fate of genetic polymorphism within a species.
- This was an exciting period in the molecular biology of adenovirus with the discoveries (a) that only one specific fragment of the genome, the E1 region, was responsible for oncogenic transformation; (b) that restriction endonuclease length polymorphism could be utilized to generate genetic maps; (c) the mapping of specific genes on the viral genome; and (d) generation of a viral map of sequences expressed as stable RNAs. Phillip A. Sharp - Autobiography
- This is a textbook example of polymorphism — many types accessed through one uniform interface.
- Renin and atrial natriuretic peptide restriction fragment length polymorphisms: association with ethnicity and blood pressure.
- The high polymorphism of MHC genes in Chinese alligator would be of great benefit to genetic conservation in the captive population of Chinese alligator.
- Restriction Fragment Length Polymorphism(RFLP)is a new genetic marker.
- Future clinical trials may be aimed at specific patient populations determined by genetic polymorphism and other risk factors.
- Objective:To investigate the interaction effect of parathyroid hormone(PTH) gene polymorphism with calcium intake on bone mass accretion in Chinese adolescent girls.
- - meaning "information hiding" in the general sense, and not necessarily a particular programming mechanism such as polymorphism or some such thing. WindowsClient.net
- It uses a technique called polymorphism, a mechanism that can use compression and encryption to make the code appear different to antivirus software and more difficult to detect. Infoworld News