polymorphic

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T. cristinae is polymorphic in regard to its body color and pattern.

From Science Daily • May 24, 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

In no less than three of my polymorphic species of Papilio, one of the female forms mimics the Polydorus group, which, like the Æneas group in America, seems to have some special protection.

From Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 1 by Marchant, James