Definition of polymorphism
: the quality or state of existing in or assuming different forms: such as
a(1) : existence of a species in several forms independent of the variations of sex
(2) : existence of a gene in several allelic forms also : a variation in a specific DNA sequence
(3) : existence of a molecule (such as an enzyme) in several forms in a single species
b : the property of crystallizing in two or more forms with distinct structure
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The first known use of polymorphism was in 1839
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