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mon·o·mor·phic

(mŏn′ō-môr′fĭk) also mon·o·mor·phous (-fəs)
adj.
1. Chemistry Having only one form, as one crystal form.
2. Biology Having or existing in only one form, as having only one allele of a gene or having males and females that look alike.

mon′o·mor′phism n.
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monomorphic

(ˌmɒnəʊˈmɔːfɪk) or

monomorphous

adj
1. (Biology) (of an individual organism) showing little or no change in structure during the entire life history
2. (Biology) (of a species) existing or having parts that exist in only one form
3. (Chemistry) (of a chemical compound) having only one crystalline form
ˌmonoˈmorphism n
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mon•o•mor•phic

(ˌmɒn əˈmɔr fɪk)

adj.
1. Biol. having the same basic form throughout the life cycle.
2. of the same or of an essentially similar type of structure.
[1875–80]
mon`o•mor′phism, n.
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Then there exists a monomorphism [rho] : [[pi].sub.1][[M.sub.p/q]) [right arrow] [Homeo.sup.+][R) such that there is no x [member of] R satisfying [rho][g)[x) = x for all g [member of] [[pi].sub.1] [M), see e.g.
Such an object has a unique (monomorphism) arrow leading to it from any object (a [right arrow] i).
Then (a) [S.sup.-1] A [SUBSET] [S.sup.-1] A, (b) the ideal [<<[PHI]>>.sub.S] of [S.sup.-1]A is prime and proper, (c) there is a natural monomorphism of difference rings [tau]: [S.sup.-1]A/[<<[PHI]>>.sub.S] [right arrow] [S.sup.-1]A/[<<[PHI]>>.sub.S] , and (d) [tau] may be extended to a monomorphism of difference fields [mathematical expression not reproducible].
Hence, we have a monomorphism from [GAMMA] into Isom([N.sub.o], [[bar.g].sub.o]) whose image [bar.[GAMMA]] is isomorphic to [GAMMA].
Evolution of sexual size monomorphism: the influence of passive mate guarding.
We say that the index ofX is greater than or equal to N (abbreviated by indX [greater than or equal to] N) if c* : [H.sup.N](BH;[Z.sub.p]) [right arrow] [H.sup.N](X/H;[Z.sub.p]) is a monomorphism.
These types have identical poroid and cuticular cells and share common histological features such as monomorphism of the nuclei cells, ductal differentiation, and massive necrosis.
such that [mathematical expression not reproducible] is an epimorphism and [mathematical expression not reproducible] is a monomorphism. Since [mathematical expression not reproducible] is a submodule of [mathematical expression not reproducible], Lemma 4 leads to T [member of] S.

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