coadaptation
[koh-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n]
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noun
Biology. the correlation of structural or behavioral characteristics in two or more interacting organisms in a community or organs in an organism resulting from progressive accommodation by natural selection.
Also called integration. Genetics. the accumulation in a population's gene pool of genes that interact by harmonious epistasis in the development of an organism.
Origin of coadaptation
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It is, therefore, of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadaptation.
On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural SelectionCharles Darwin
Harmonious adaptation (coadaptation) has here been active in a high degree, and yet these "soldiers" are sterile!
Evolution in Modern ThoughtErnst Haeckel
It is obvious that even the problem of coadaptation in sterile animals can thus be satisfactorily explained.
Evolution in Modern ThoughtErnst Haeckel
The problem of coadaptation is no easier in the case of the ant than in the case of the Giant Stag.
Evolution in Modern ThoughtErnst Haeckel
In other words, there must be coadaptation of all the parts, otherwise these larger horns would be an incumbrance and useless.
Homo-cultureMartin Luther Holbrook
coadaptation
[kō′ăd-ăp-tā′shən]
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coadaptation
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