discontinuous variation

noun

, Biology.

1. variation in phenotypic traits in which types are grouped into discrete categories with few or no intermediate phenotypes. Compare continuous variation.

Example Sentences

Suppose that evolution "in the open" had taken place in the same way, by means of discontinuous variation.

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The nectarine from the peach, thus becomes as clear-cut a case of discontinuous variation as can be.

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