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neomorph
neomorph (ˈniːəʊˌmɔːf) n1. (Anatomy) an anatomical feature not derived from a feature found in an ancestor, but instead a new development2. (Genetics) genetics a mutant gene with a different function from its non-mutant equivalentneomorph
neomorph[′nē·ə‚mȯrf] (genetics) A mutant allele that produces an effect different from that produced by the normal allele. neomorph
ne·o·morph , neomorphism (nē'ō-mōrf, nē'ō-mōr'fizm), A new formation; a structure found in higher organisms, only slight or no traces of which exist in lower orders. [neo- + G. morphē, form] neomorph (nē′ō-morf) [″ + morphe, form] A new formation or development that is not inherited from a similar structure in an ancestor. |