Dimorphism or dimorphic may refer to:

Science

Dimorphic root system A dimorphic root system is a plant root system with two distinct root forms, which are adapted to perform different functions. One of the most common manifestations is in plants with both a taproot, which grows straight down to the water table, fro ...

s, plant roots with two distinctive forms for two separate functions *

Sexual dimorphism Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different Morphology (biology), morphological characteristics, including characteristics not directly involved in reproduction. The condition occurs in most dioecy, di ...

, a phenotypic difference between males and females of the same species *

Nuclear dimorphism Nuclear dimorphism is a term referred to the special characteristic of having two different kinds of nuclei in a cell. There are many differences between the types of nuclei. This feature is observed in protozoan ciliates, like ''Tetrahymena'', an ...

, when a cell's nuclear apparatus is composed of two structurally and functionally differentiated types of nuclei *

Frond dimorphism Frond dimorphism refers to a difference in ferns between the fertile and sterile fronds. Since ferns, unlike flowering plants, bear spores on the leaf blade itself, this may affect the form of the frond itself. In some species of ferns, there is v ...

, differing forms of fern fronds between the sterile and fertile fronds *

Phenotypic dimorphism In genetics, the phenotype () is the set of observable characteristics or traits of an organism. The term covers the organism's morphology (physical form and structure), its developmental processes, its biochemical and physiological properties ...

, switching between two cell-types **

Dimorphic fungi A dimorphic fungus is a fungus that can exist in the form of both mold and yeast Yeasts are eukaryotic, single-celled microorganisms classified as members of the fungus kingdom (biology), kingdom. The first yeast originated hundreds of mill ...

, fungi which undergo this type of switching *

Dimorphism (geology) In crystallography, polymorphism is the phenomenon where a compound or element can crystallize into more than one crystal structure. The preceding definition has evolved over many years and is still under discussion today. Discussion of the defi ...

, the property of some substances to exist in two distinct crystalline forms

Mathematics

Semilinear map In linear algebra, particularly projective geometry, a semilinear map between vector spaces ''V'' and ''W'' over a field ''K'' is a function that is a linear map "up to a twist", hence ''semi''-linear, where "twist" means " field automorphism of ''K ...

, a homomorphism between modules, paired with the associated homomorphism between the respective base rings

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