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Polyphenism

Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-005085

A phenomenon where two or more distinct phenotypes are expressed from one genotype in response to an environmental cue, such as temperature or nutrition.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-AGR-005085
FieldAgriculture and food
SubjectFields of Study
Synonymspolyphenic trait; seasonal polyphenism
ReferencesNAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0)
See alsoPhenotypic plasticity; Genetic polymorphism; Genotype; Gene expression; Phenotype; Polymorphism
TranslationsSpanish: polifenismo
Record as JSON
{
  "id": "MLC-T-AGR-005085",
  "term": "Polyphenism",
  "field": "Agriculture and food",
  "definition": "A phenomenon where two or more distinct phenotypes are expressed from one genotype in response to an environmental cue, such as temperature or nutrition.",
  "synonyms": [
    "polyphenic trait",
    "seasonal polyphenism"
  ],
  "subject": "Fields of Study",
  "see_also": [
    "phenotypic plasticity",
    "genetic polymorphism",
    "genotype",
    "gene expression",
    "phenotype",
    "polymorphism"
  ],
  "references": [
    "NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "es": "polifenismo"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/polyphenism/"
}

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