Dimorphism
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Types of dimorphism (having two body types) include:
- Sexual dimorphism is differences in the body appearance of a species based on sex.
- Nuclear dimorphism is when a cell's nuclear apparatus is composed of two structurally and functionally differentiated types of nuclei.
- Phenotypic dimorphism is switching between two cell-types. For example the fungus Candida albicans infects host tissue by switching from its usual unicellular yeast-like form into an invasive, multicellular filamentous form.