Examples of 'dimorphism' in a sentence
Meaning of "dimorphism"
dimorphism (noun) - a biological term describing the occurrence of two distinct forms or varieties within a single species, particularly in reference to differences in size, color, or shape between males and females
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- The occurrence within a plant of two distinct forms of any part.
- The occurrence in an animal species of two distinct types of individual.
- A property of certain substances that enables them to exist in two distinct crystalline forms.
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Elphidium shows dimorphism with alternating generations.
It could be albino or suffer from a type of dimorphism.
Nuclear dimorphism is subject to complex epigenetic controls.
The butterfly shows seasonal dimorphism and is very variable.
This dimorphism is not strictly distinguished by gender.
Biology characterizes sex by dimorphism.
The dimorphism is also found in our behaviors.
Adults exhibit seasonal dimorphism.
The sexual dimorphism in this species it is absent.
These differences may be due to sexual dimorphism or individual variation.
Size dimorphism is present in this genus.
It generally occurs bilaterally without significant side to side dimorphism.
The leaves show a dimorphism according to reproductive stage.
Dimorphism can also take the form of differences in coloration.
There is little to no dimorphism in the color of the lizard.
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Dimorphism between sterile and fertile fronds is generally subtle.
Without sexual dimorphism in the plumage.
Dimorphism in midges.
The opposite of dimorphism is monomorphism.
Dimorphism of deoxycorticosterone.
This parasite shows dimorphism.
Some dimorphism exists between males and females.
We discuss the mechanisms of the dimorphism maintenance in light of these results.
Frond dimorphism refers to a difference in ferns between the fertile and sterile fronds.
This aspect also stems back to the size dimorphism in species.
Sexes show dimorphism with variable colour morphs.
There is body dimorphism.
Sexual dimorphism is not as profound as in some other species.
It has no sexual dimorphism.
At maturity the dimorphism between leaf types is marked.
Without sexual dimorphism.
Morphological seed dimorphism was linked with a physiological seed dimorphism.
Definition of dimorphism.
Diminished dimorphism is speculated to be a sign of reduced competition for mates between males.
Carica is mostly dioecious with a strong dimorphism between staminate and pistillate flowers.
The gharial is the only living crocodilian with such visible sexual dimorphism.
There is also clear dimorphism between ovary development of the two different castes of females.
The sexes are similar in appearance though there may be some dimorphism in iris colouration.
A striking dimorphism exists between the male and the female moths of this species.
Indicative of such a change was the reduction of body size dimorphism between the sexes.
Results suggested that size dimorphism was an important factor responsible for sex differences in play.
A special feature of biotechnological impact is a temperature-dependent dimorphism.
This early transcriptional dimorphism leads to differences in metabolism and environmental adaptations between the sexes.
Additionally, we investigated their effects on the dimorphism of Candida albicans.
Dimorphism in larval mouthparts in spadefoot toads of the Scaphiopus hammondii group.
One of the dimorphism indices Dv.
Dimorphism The existence of two distinctly different types of individual within a species.
In one study, the highest dimorphism was found in skull weight.
Dimorphism and virulence in Candida albicans.
The two sexes, somatic sexual dimorphism is not presented.
