Polymorphism (biology) Summary

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1,436 words, approx. 5 pages
Polymorphisms Genetic polymorphisms are different forms of a DNA sequence. "Poly" means many, and "morph" means form. Polymorphisms are a type of genetic diversity within a... Read more
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Polymorph A polymorph is a chemical composition that can crystallize into more than one type of structure. This results in different minerals with identical compositions and distinguished by their cry... Read more
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Polymorphism Polymorphism refers to the presence of two or more distinct forms which exist together within a single breeding population of a species. The forms are discontinuous, meaning that the popu... Read more
368 words, approx. 2 pages
Polymorphism The word "polymorphism" means "ability to take more than one form." Polymorphism in object-oriented programming specifically refers to the ability of a programming language to deal with o... Read more
507 words, approx. 2 pages
Polymorphism Polymorphism refers to the presence of two or more distinct forms which exist together within a single breeding population of a species. The forms are discontinuous, meaning that the popu... Read more