释义 |
color phase noun 1. a. : a genetic variant manifested by the occurrence of a skin or pelage color unlike the wild type of the animal group in which it appears and usually produced by a number of different factors interacting in accord with Mendel's laws < the silver color phase of the red fox > b. : an individual exhibiting or a pelt or skin that is the result of such a genetic variant < these foxes are all color phases > — compare mutation 2. : a seasonally variant pelage color < the drab summer color phase of the ermine > |