polymorphism
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The researchers found that the anemones' color variation, or polymorphism, is controlled by different versions of a single fluorescent protein gene.
From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024
That third method, used in genealogical testing, is called single nucleotide polymorphism, and it looks at thousands of binding sites in DNA compared to the 25 to 30 sites an STR analyzes.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 11, 2023
Certain regions of the chromosome that are subject to polymorphism will lead to the generation of the unique banding pattern.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
If a known polymorphism is detected, they can alter the dose or avoid certain drugs altogether if they don't work as well as they should or are more likely to cause side effects.
From Salon • Oct. 10, 2021
As much as sexual dimorphism, the phenomena of polymorphism show the enormous influence exerted by external forces upon correlated variation of the parts during development, and in this way upon the final structure.
From The Biological Problem of To-day Preformation Or Epigenesis? The Basis of a Theory of Organic Development by Hertwig, Oscar
