monomorphic

adjective

mono·mor·phic ˌmä-nə-ˈmȯr-fik

: having but a single form, structural pattern, or genotype

a monomorphic species of insect

monomorphism

ˌmä-nə-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm

noun

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Over time without new variation all polymorphic sites will become monomorphic as one variant comes to dominate each locus. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 17 Sep. 2013 Unlike many birds, where males are colorful and have gaudy feather ornaments whilst females are cryptic, lories are monomorphic: both males and females are brilliantly colorful and rarely can be distinguished visually by color patterns alone. —

Grrlscientist, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2022 Remember that if a quantitative trait is highly heritable then by definition that means that directional selection wasn't operating to drive genes to fixation so that the population was monomorphic in trait value. —

Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2010

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