polyphenism
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Noun[edit]
polyphenism (countable and uncountable, plural polyphenisms)
- (genetics) The development of multiple, discrete phenotypes from a single genotype by organisms living in different environmental conditions.
- 1993, Roger L. H. Dennis, Butterflies and Climate Change, page 127:
- The focus of attention here is given to seasonal polyphenisms in adults which are closely linked to consistent switches in climate.