transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌpä-lē-ˈmȯr-ˌfi-zəm ]
noun
Date: 1839
: the quality or state of existing in or assuming different forms: as
a.
(1) : existence of a species in several forms independent of the variations of sex
(2) : existence of a gene in several allelic forms ; also : a variation in a specific DNA sequence
(3) : existence of a molecule (as an enzyme) in several forms in a single species
b. : the property of crystallizing in two or more forms with distinct structure
• poly·mor·phic -fik adjective
• poly·mor·phi·cal·ly -fi-k(ə-)lē adverb