- polymorphism
- n.(in genetics) the occurrence of a chromosome or a genetic character in more than one form, resulting in the coexistence of more than one morphological type in the same population.
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Polymorphism — or dimorphism may refer to: Contents 1 Biology 2 Computing 3 Chemistry … Wikipedia
Polymorphism — Pol y*mor phism, n. 1. (Crystallog.) Same as {Pleomorphism}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Biol.) (a) The capability of assuming different forms; the capability of widely varying in form. (b) Existence in many forms; the coexistence, in the same locality,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polymorphism — polymorphism. См. полиморфизм. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
polymorphism — Polymorphism Полиморфизм Способность некоторых минералов и иных кристаллических веществ существовать при одном и том же химическом составе в состояниях с различной атомной кристаллической структурой. Каждое из таких состояний… … Толковый англо-русский словарь по нанотехнологии. - М.
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
polymorphism — 1. The occurrence of allelic variation at a locus. Polymorphism in nucleotide sequences has provided powerful diagnostic tools. See: DNA diagnostics, microsatellites, restriction fragment length polymorphism 2. The occurrence of two or more forms … Glossary of Biotechnology
Polymorphism — A variation in the DNA that is too common to be due merely to new mutation. A polymorphism must have a frequency of at least 1% in the population. Examples of polymorphisms include the genes for sickle cell disease, thalassemia and G6PD… … Medical dictionary
polymorphism — polimorfizmas statusas T sritis chemija apibrėžtis Medžiagų savybė būti kelių skirtingos struktūros atmainų. atitikmenys: angl. polymorphism rus. полиморфизм … Chemijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
polymorphism — polimorfizmas statusas T sritis fizika atitikmenys: angl. polymorphy; polymorphism vok. Polymorphie, f; Polymorphismus, m rus. полиморфизм, m; полиморфия, f pranc. polymorphisme, m … Fizikos terminų žodynas
polymorphism — polimorfizmas statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Labai skirtingos formos individų buvimas vienoje augalų arba gyvūnų rūšyje. atitikmenys: angl. polymorphism vok. Polymorphismus, m; Vielgestaltigkeit, f rus. полиморфизм, m … Ekologijos terminų aiškinamasis žodynas
