isomorphism (redirected from Isomorphism (algebra))

isomorphism /iso·mor·phism/ (-mor´fizm) identity in form; in genetics, referring to genotypes of polyploid organisms which produce similar gametes even though containing genes in different combinations on homologous chromosomes.isomor´phous

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i·so·mor·phism (s-môrfzm)

n.

1. A similarity in form, as in organisms of different ancestry.

2. A close similarity in the crystalline structure of two or more substances of similar chemical composition.

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iso·morphous adj.

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isomorphism

identical in form; in genetics, referring to genotypes of polypoid organisms that produce similar gametes even though containing genes in different combinations on homologous chromosomes.