polymorphic

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"Our study, for the first time ever, showed that various polymorphic structures of borophene interact with cells differently and their cellular internalization pathways are uniquely dictated by their structures."

From Science Daily • May 7, 2024

The genes that code for each opsin has seven sites in the gene that are polymorphic: They can have different letters of DNA.

From Scientific American • Nov. 1, 2022

The polymorphic aminopeptidase locus, Lap-1, has been shown to be useful for the genetic differentiation of populations of this organism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

A March 2022 study found that the human eye couldn’t tell male polymorphic wood tiger moth genotypes apart — but moth vision models with ultraviolet light sensitivity could.

From The Verge • Apr. 20, 2022

Nevertheless the description of this probably polymorphic species fits a description of larvae said to have fallen in Switzerland, and less definitely fits another description.

From The Book of the Damned by Fort, Charles