microheterogeneity
noun
                                                                                                                            
                                                            mi·cro·het·ero·ge·ne·ity
                    
                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                  -ˌhet-ə-rō-jə-ˈnē-ət-ē 
                                                      
                                                          
            
            
               plural microheterogeneities            
        
    
                                
              
          
                                                      : variation in the chemical structure of a substance (as the amino acid sequence of a protein) that does not produce a major change in its properties                                      
                
                    
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