kau-mau-shidan
kau-mau-shidan is a word in Vulcan meaning ‘balanced polymorphism’.
Meaning
balanced polymorphism
Pronunciation
Sound out kau-mau-shidan letter by letter:
- kkk as in 'skate' (no puff of air)
- auaʊow as in 'how'
- mmm as in 'man'
- auaʊow as in 'how'
- shʃsh as in 'shoe'
- iiee as in 'see'
- ddd as in 'day'
- aɐa as in 'cup' (open, central)
- nnn as in 'no'
Usage notes
a unilocal trait in which two alleles are maintained at stable frequencies because the heterozygote is more fit than either of the homozygotes