Morphotype
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Morphotype is a noun meaning (biology) Any of a group of different types of individuals of the same species in a population; a morph.
Meaning
(biology) Any of a group of different types of individuals of the same species in a population; a morph.
More Meanings
- To sort into such types (and identify them)
Example Sentences
The morphotype, or form-print, must hereafter take its place by the side of the logotype or word-print.
Experiment 4 involved only morphotyping, and the results demonstrated the concentration-dependence of the subdivisions of morphotype 1.
As the first form of a dimorphic sex will be represented in the holotype or allotype, there may be some doubt as to the advisability of classing morphotypes among primary types.
Galls when found were inspected for inducers, collected separately in plastic bags when an insect or mite was found and were provisionally morphotyped (for organ, shape, colour and host plant).
Word Forms
- morphotypes
- morphotyping
- morphotyped
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include morph, morphospecies, morphopopulation, morphon, morphogroup, morphovar.
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