morph/o

• isomorphiciso·morph·ic

  1. Prefixiso-equal
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  having an identical or similar form, shape or structure

• heteromorphichetero·morph·ic

  1. Prefixhetero-different, other
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  differing from the usual form, or showing different forms, as some chromosome pairs do

• homomorphichomo·morph·ic

  1. Prefixhomo-same
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  alike in form or size, used especially of paired chromosomes

• morphologymorpho·logy

  1. Rootmorph/oshape, form
  2. +Suffix-logystudy of

  the study of the form and structure of living things; also the form itself, as of cells on a slide

• amorphousa·morph·ous

  1. Prefixa-without, not
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-ouspertaining to

  having no definite shape or structure

• polymorphicpoly·morph·ic

  1. Prefixpoly-many, much, excessive
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  occurring in several different forms, as a gene with several common variants

• morphogenesismorpho·genesis

  1. Rootmorph/oshape, form
  2. +Suffix-genesisformation, origin

  the development of the normal shape and structure of tissues and organs

• dimorphicdi·morph·ic

  1. Prefixdi-two, double
  2. +Rootmorph/oshape, form
  3. +Suffix-icpertaining to

  occurring in two distinct forms

Terms in our life science dictionary that list morph/o among their word parts.

• Metamorphosis
• Morphogen
• Single nucleotide polymorphism

Written for biofideX in plain words, after checking these references:

• MedlinePlus: Appendix A: Word Parts and What They Mean
• MORPH- Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
• morpho- - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll correct it.