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Noun Concept
Categories: Evolutionary biology, Evolutionary biology terminology, Biology terminology, Articles with short description
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adaptation  adaption  adjustment  adaptedness  biological adaptation
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The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) WordNet 3.0
English:
biology
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The process of adapting to something (such as environmental conditions) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
In biology, adaptation has three related meanings. Wikipedia
Evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment, adaptive trait, or state reached by an evolving population Wikidata
The fit of an organism to its environment, which allows successful survival and reproduction. OmegaWiki
The state of being adapted that allows a population to survive, reproduce and permanently exist in certain conditions of the environment (source: Koski, V. et al.). OmegaWiki
A genetically determined characteristic that enhances the ability of an organism to cope with its environment. OmegaWiki
The process of adapting something or becoming adapted to a situation; adjustment, modification. Wiktionary
Process of adapting. Wiktionary (translation)
IS A
organic process
action
condition
phenotypic trait
HAS KIND
acclimatization
dedifferentiation
specialization
domestication
hardiness
+13 relations
HAS INSTANCE
fontanellar gun
arthropod adhesion
webbed foot
DERIVATION
adjust
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia
Otto's encyclopedia
IMMEDIATE CAUSE OF
adaptive trait
OPPOSITE OF
maladaptation
SAID TO BE THE SAME AS
PL
przystosowanie
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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adaptation, adaption, adjustment
Wikipedia
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adaptation
Wikidata
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adaptation
Wiktionary
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adaptation
OmegaWiki
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adaptation, adaptedness, biological adaptation
Wikipedia Redirections
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Adaptating, Adaptation (biology), adaptations, adapted, adaptedness, adaption, adaptive evolution, adaptive trait, biological adaptation, Biological adaption, Counter-adaptation, counter-adaptations, Counteradaptation, counteradaptations, Darwinian adaptation, evolutionary adaptation, Genetic adaptation, niche adaptation, physiological adaptations, response to selection, selective advantage, Structural adaptation

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