Preadaptation
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Preadaptation is a noun meaning (biology) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function.
Meaning
(biology) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function.
Word Forms
- preadaptations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exaptation, counteradaptation, hyperadaptation, pathoadaptation, adaptation, pseudoadaptation.
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