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Adaptation
Kamis, 2026-03-26 17:37:40

over time. Several terms have been used to describe this: preadaptation, exaptation, cooption. 'Preadaptation' is the most common term used when a preexisting...

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Vestigial organ
Senin, 2025-07-21 06:59:55

the Therapsida. The halteres of flies is a perfect example. The word exaptation was coined for this phenomenon. All functions and structures develop and...

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Rolling and wheels in the natural world
Minggu, 2026-07-26 21:47:21

inject poisons into other cells. This use of existing parts is called exaptation. The biologist Robin Holliday has written that, because there are no living...

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List of sequenced animal genomes
Kamis, 2026-10-08 03:08:18

Belenky M, Chang PL, Nuzhdin SV, Scobeyeva VA (February 2017). "Genomic exaptation enables Lasius niger adaptation to urban environments". BMC Evolutionary...

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