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Adaptation, Biological

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Definition: Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.  much of biol adapt will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific; mimicry except for MOLECULAR MIMICRY goes here; DF: ADAPTATION BIOL   
See Also Adaptation, Physiological
Examples Adaptation, Physiological
Other names Biologic Adaptation; Biological Adaptation; Adaptation, Biologic

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