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discontinuous variation

–noun Biology.
variation in phenotypic traits in which types are grouped into discrete categories with few or no intermediate phenotypes. Compare continuous variation.
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discontinuous variation  
n.  Variation within a population in which few or no intermediate phenotypes fall between the extremes.
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