ˈhīpərˌmȯrf noun
( -s )
Etymology: hyper- + -morph
1. : a long-limbed and long-headed person : ectomorph — opposed to hypomorph
2. : a mutant gene having a similar but greater effect than the corresponding wild-type gene — compare hypomorph
• hy·per·mor·phic | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|mȯrfik adjective
• hy·per·mor·phism -ˌfizəm noun -s