Isomorphy (Noun)
Meaning
(biology) similarity or identity of form or shape or structure.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- Isomorphy in skeletal anatomy allowed scientists to better understand the evolution of species through the fossil record.
- Biologists noted isomorphy in the flowers of the different species, which were often located on separate continents.
- Structural isomorphy is used in comparisons between viruses that are vastly different but possess similarities in structure.
- Biological systems demonstrate varying degrees of isomorphy due to homologous genetic characteristics among divergent lineages.
- Anthropologists noticed remarkable isomorphy between tool systems created by independent hunter-gatherer populations from across the globe.