Polymorphism
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Polymorphism or dimorphism may refer to:
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Biology
- Polymorphism (biology), including:
- having multiple phenotypes within a population; the switch that determines which phenotype an individual displays can be genetic or environmental
- includes Sexual dimorphism, differences in the physiology of a species based only on sex
- having multiple alleles of a gene within a population, usually expressing different phenotypes
- having multiple phenotypes within a population; the switch that determines which phenotype an individual displays can be genetic or environmental
- Lipid polymorphism, the property of amphiphiles that gives rise to various aggregations of lipids
- Nuclear dimorphism, when a cell's nuclear apparatus is composed of two structurally and functionally differentiated types of nuclei
- Frond dimorphism, differing forms of fern fronds between the sterile and fertile fronds
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Computing
- Polymorphism (computer science), allowing program code to work with various types
- Polymorphism in object-oriented programming, the ability of an interface to be realized in multiple ways
- Dialog polymorphism, changing the form of a computer dialog every time it is presented to a user, in order to prevent habituation
- Polymorphic code, self-modifying program code designed to defeat anti-virus programs or to defeat reverse engineers
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Chemistry
- Polymorphism (materials science), the ability of a solid material to exist in more than one form or crystal structure
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Medicine
- A type of QRS complex seen on an electrocardiogram
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Psychology
- Polymorphous perversity, a concept in psychoanalytic theory
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See also
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