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a DNA sequence change that does not affect biological function, or affects it non-lethally. Delila instructions can be used to create polymorphisms, and sequence walkers can be used to distinguish polymorphisms from mutations. See also: mutation and a discussion on mutations and polymorphisms.
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| polymorphic |
A function is polymorphic if it performs the same operation on a family of types. For example the List.length function determines the length of any list without regard to the type of its elements. See Also: monomorphic.
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| polymorph |
Minerals having identical compositions, but different crystal structures
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| polymorphic |
when members of the same species have several different genotypes; example: humans have several different blood types
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| polymorphic |
several forms especially color in the larva
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