polymorphism

[US]/ˌpɒlɪ'mɔːfɪz(ə)m/
[UK]/ˌpɑlɪ'mɔrfɪzm/
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Translation

n. the phenomenon of polymorphism, the state of being polymorphic.

Phrases & Collocations

genetic polymorphism

fragment length polymorphism

Example Sentences

Objective To investigate the relationship between haptoglobin(HP) genetic polymorphism and acute leukemia.

There was obvious polymorphism on morphology of L. regale within populations and the polytypism among populations.

Y chromosome has two types of polymorphism:metacentric (or submetacentric) and acrocentric chromosomes.

Both MSAP (methylation sensitive amplification polymorphism) ratio and full methylation level were the highest in bracteal leaf, and the lowest in tassel.

Insect melanism is one of the common polymorphism in nature, and has become classical study system for species evolution and adaptability.

Though the hands of globin had better polymorphism, the electrophoretogram was so fuzzier that it affected the accuracy of identifying the rape varieties.

AIM: To investigate if there are disease-specific mutations within the dentin phosphoprotein in two dentinogenesis imperfecta type Ⅱfamilies,and analyse the nucleotide polymorphism in DPP region.

Phylogenesis of 48 tobacco germplasms from different countries or regions was analyzed with amplified fragment length polymorphism (AFLP).

Association between the -2518G/A polymorphism in the monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) gene and myocardial infarction in Tunisian patients.

It also briefly summarized the relationship between susceptibility to benzene-induced hematotoxicology and polymorphisms of these enzymes studied in recent years.

Intraspecific nucleotide polymorphism in the drought induced transcription factor CBF4 region of Arabidopsis thaliana was analyzed with 17 core accessions growing in different ecoclimate.

This duplication acceleration within the ancestral species is significant when compared to lineage-specific rate estimates even after accounting for copy-number polymorphism and homoplasy.

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