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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024co•ad•ap•ta•tion (kō′ad əp tā′shən),USA pronunciation n. - Biologythe 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.
- GeneticsAlso called integration. the accumulation in a population's gene pool of genes that interact by harmonious epistasis in the development of an organism.
co′ad•ap•ta′tion•al, adj. co′ad•ap•ta′tion•al•ly, adv. |