polymorphic
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"Since this spider was the first polymorphic from this region, we decided to make it an ode to the amazing mountain ranges."
From Science Daily ● Jul. 9, 2026
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
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
