polymorphism

Examples

• All

• Spoligotype patterns with ambiguous signatures were confirmed by using long-sequence polymorphism PCR.

  Academic text (2013)

• Puzzles and polymorphism in water

  Academic text (1998)

• So this was at one point cutting edge, a technique called RFL, PS restriction fragment link polymorphisms do not write that down.

• This tumor is of particular interest because of its low degree of aggressiveness, its slow growth, and its conspicuous architectural polymorphism—features that for many years have complicated its recognition as a tumor type distinct from other adenocarcinomas.

  Academic text (2005)

• In 12 patients in 2 hospitals, it was resistant to fluconazole and genotypically distinct from isolates from South Korea and Japan, as revealed by M13 and amplified fragment length polymorphism typing.

  Academic text (2013)

• The study of polymorphism in chemicals helps scientists understand how different crystal forms can affect a compound's properties.

• In solid-state chemistry, polymorphism is crucial as it can lead to different physical properties of the same compound.

Synonyms

P

pleomorphism

vspolymorphism

• Specialized

9.9

A chemical substance that can form different crystal shapes

is the same idea expressed by a different term form

P

polymorphy

vspolymorphism

• Specialized

9.9

A substance that can exist in two or more solid forms with different properties

is the general existence of different crystal structures without stressing properties

Compounds

S

single nucleotide polymorphism

• Specialized

8.6

A small change in a gene where one DNA letter is different

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology