Meaning of heteromorphy in English:
heteromorphy
noun
BiologySee heteromorphic
‘There is abundant evidence for the repeated evolution of sex chromosomes and sex chromosome heteromorphy, followed by phenomena such as dosage compensation and imprinting.’
- ‘Based on this extensive background information, the identification of molecular genetic markers for the Primula S-locus was undertaken as the first step towards characterization of the genes that control heteromorphy in this plant.’
- ‘Variations in chromosome patterns during in vitro maintenance were rapid and discrete, involving loss of heteromorphy or appearance of additional chromosome size variants.’
- ‘The molecular mechanisms underlying heteromorphy have remained largely elusive, and most of what is known to date about self-incompatibility has been uncovered through studies on homomorphic systems.’
- ‘A more recent hypothesis proposes that floral heteromorphy, via approach herkogamy, precedes the acquisition of SI.’
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