exaptation
/eg-zap-tey-shuhn, ek-sap-/US // ˌɛg zæpˈteɪ ʃən, ˌɛk sæp- //
脱离,放归,放生,脱胎换骨
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
Biology.
- : a process in which a feature acquires a function that was not acquired through natural selection.
- : a feature having a function for which it was not originally adapted or selected.
- : a morphological or physiological feature that predisposes an organism to adapt to a different environment or lifestyle.
- : predisposition toward adaptation.
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