monomorphic

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Many petrel species are sexually monomorphic, and meet at breeding colonies in the dark.

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  1. adjective Chemistry Having only one form, as one crystal form.
  2. adjective Zoology Having one or the same genotype, form, or structure through a series of developmental changes.

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  • Only the gibbons, who are physically monomorphic, are monogamous, pair-bonding apes. —  Omni: June 1993
  • Many petrel species are sexually monomorphic, and meet at breeding colonies in the dark. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • The mice were infected with the pleomorphic T. b. rhodesiense strains KETRI2537 and STIB900 or with the monomorphic T. b. brucei strain STIB795. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
  • In the mating market, the balance of power tilts in favour of females whenever males cannot force females into mating (as it happens in sexually monomorphic species or when females form coalitions) [3]. —  PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles
  • In Canada, minimum developmental time yields maximum fitness; the length of the larval period in this population is canalized and genetically monomorphic relative to body size. —  CiteULike: Everyone's library
 

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/mɑnəˈmɑrfɪk/
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