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polyphenism

polyphenism noun: the development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.

Noun

polyphenism (countable and uncountable, plural polyphenisms)

  1. The development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.
    • The focus of attention here is given to seasonal polyphenisms in adults which are closely linked to consistent switches in climate.1993, Roger L. H. Dennis, Butterflies and Climate Change, page 127

Forms of polyphenism

pluralpolyphenisms

Questions about polyphenism

What does polyphenism mean?
Polyphenism means the development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.
What part of speech is polyphenism?
Polyphenism is a noun.
What is the plural of polyphenism?
The plural of polyphenism is polyphenisms.

Words near polyphenism in the dictionary

  1. polyphemuses
  2. polyphemusin
  3. polyphene
  4. polyphenes
  5. polyphenic
  6. polyphenism
  7. polyphenisms
  8. polyphenol
  9. polyphenolic
  10. polyphenolics
  11. polyphenoloxidase

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