polymorphic

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However, this material is polymorphic, meaning it has multiple phases with different crystalline structures.

From Science Daily • Oct. 24, 2023

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

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

Similarly, developers can also use polymorphic code to turn malware into a chameleon, capable of changing its appearance every time it runs.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2017

Papilio Memnon is one of the most striking, as it exhibits the mixture of simple variability, local and polymorphic forms, all hitherto classed under the common title of varieties.

From Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays by Wallace, Alfred Russel