Phenomena and Processes

Biological Adaptation

Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.

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Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.

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3 entry terms
  • Adaptation, Biologic
  • Adaptation, Biological
  • Biologic Adaptation

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6 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings drug effects, ethics, genetics, immunology, physiology, radiation effects.

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Indexing Annotation

much of biological adaptation will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific

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  1. G16.012

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Biological Adaptation. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D000220. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D000220
  2. Biological Adaptation. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q67504163