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neomorph

noun neo·morph \ˈnē-ə-ˌmrf\

Medical Definition of NEOMORPH

1
:  a structure that is not derived from a similar structure in an ancestor
2
:  a mutant gene having a function distinct from that of any nonmutant gene of the same locus

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