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dimorphism

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dimorphism [dī′mȯr‚fizĀ·əm]
(chemistry)
Having crystallization in two forms with the same chemical composition.
(science and technology)
Existing in two distinct forms, with reference to two members expected to be identical.


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Fungi escape endocytosis by converting from yeast to hyphal forms; this not only conditions them for intracellular survival but also suggests how dimorphism may have originated.
Sexual dimorphism of brain aromatase activity in medaka: induction of a female phenotype by estradiol.
Third sex, third gender: Beyond sexual dimorphism in culture and history.
 
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