phenotypic plasticity
Phenotypic plasticity refers to the ability of an organism to alter its physical traits or characteristics in response to environmental factors, allowing for adaptation and survival in different conditions.
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Related Concepts (19)
- acclimatization
- adaptive responses
- behavioral plasticity
- cellular plasticity
- developmental plasticity
- ecological interactions
- environmental plasticity
- epigenetic modifications
- evolutionary responses
- genetic adaptation
- genetic assimilation
- growth plasticity
- inheritance of acquired characteristics
- phenotype-environment correlations
- phenotypic flexibility
- plastic responses
- plasticity in gene expression
- reaction norms
- transgenerational inheritance
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- phenotypic variance
- phenotypic variation
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