polymorphism是什么意思

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多晶形, 多形性, 多型现象[化] 同质多晶; 多态性

(genetics) the genetic variation within a population that natural selection can operate on
(chemistry) the existence of different kinds of crystal of the same chemical compound
(biology) the existence of two or more forms of individuals within the same animal species (independent of sex differences)

polymorphism的用法和例句：

1. We tested 16 polymorphic loci on the genome.

我们检测了染色体上16个多态基因位点

2. Actually, that night, I woke up from a dream about a singlenucleotide polymorphi , so I ran to my lab to adjust the spectrometer settings, stumbled onto the device someone planted, quickly did the math.

事实上 那天晚上 我从梦中醒来 想到了关于单核苷酸多态性的问题 所以我跑去实验室 调整光谱仪设定 无意中发现设置好的引爆器 权衡了下利弊