What does polymorphism mean?
Polymorphism means The ability to assume different forms or shapes..
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/pɒlɪˈmɔːfɪz(ə)m/ · noun
The ability to assume different forms or shapes..
Since 1990 they have found an entirely new role: they promise understanding of how and why our genes are all so different. They hold the key to human polymorphism.
Some polymorphisms can be quite stable – so stable that they span the change from an ancestral to a descendant species.
Use polymorphism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Polymorphism means The ability to assume different forms or shapes..
Common synonyms include pleomorphism.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Since 1990 they have found an entirely new role: they promise understanding of how and why our genes are all so different. They hold the key to human polymorphism.
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