Seasonal polymorphism

Japanese: 季節的多型 - きせつてきたけい
Seasonal polymorphism

…In contrast, in social insects such as bees and ants, individuals with different functions coexist, which is called social polymorphism. Some swallowtail butterflies and ants have different markings depending on the season, which is called seasonal polymorphism. When polymorphic traits are hereditary, such as in the case of human ABO blood types, they are collectively called genetic polymorphism. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that refer to "seasonal polymorphism" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…これに対してハチやアリのような社会性昆虫では違った働きをする個体が共存しており,これを社会的多型social polymorphismという。またアゲハチョウやジャノメチョウなどでは季節によって違った斑紋をもつものがあるが,これは季節的多型seasonal polymorphismと呼ばれる。ヒトのABO血液型の場合のように,多型的な形質が遺伝的なものである場合は遺伝的多型genetic polymorphismと総称される。…

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