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diphenism

diphenism noun: the presence of two distinct phenotypes in a population.

Noun

diphenism (uncountable)

  1. The presence of two distinct phenotypes in a population
    • Though recent studies have revealed a more or less pronounced influence of genotype on caste differentiation, whether a female larva grows into a worker or a queen is typically controlled by the environment, making caste diphenism one of the most conspicuous and abundant cases of phenotypic...2015 July 30, “Multiple Convergent Origins of Workerlessness and Inbreeding in the Socially Parasitic Ant Genus Myrmoxenus”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about diphenism

What does diphenism mean?
Diphenism means the presence of two distinct phenotypes in a population.
What part of speech is diphenism?
Diphenism is a noun.

Words near diphenism in the dictionary

  1. diphenhydramine
  2. diphenhydramines
  3. diphenic
  4. diphenidine
  5. diphenidol
  6. diphenism
  7. diphenol
  8. diphenoloxidase
  9. diphenoloxidases
  10. diphenols
  11. diphenoxylate

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