<s class="aside-in"><em>mentioned in 4 topics, 4 evergreens</em></s> #### <s class="topic-title">[[adaptation]]</s> > [!wikipedia] [adaptation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation) > > In:: [[biology]], > adaptation has three related meanings. Firstly, it is the dynamic evolutionary process that fits organisms to their environment. Secondly, it is a state reached by the population during that process. Thirdly, it is a [[Phenotype|phenotypic]] trait or adaptive trait, with a functional role in each individual organism, that is maintained and has evolved through [[natural selection]]. > > Adaptation is related to biological fitness, which governs the rate of [[evolution]] as measured by change in gene frequencies. Often, two or more species co-adapt and co-evolve as they develop adaptations that interlock with those of the other species, such as with flowering plants and pollinating insects. > ##### ^dataviews > [!dataview]+ Related unlinked notes > > - [[Adaptations are only clear when studied at the correct scale]] > - [[Belief can motivate adaptation]] > - [[Highly integrated social control allows groups to act as adaptive units]] > - [[The immune system is adaptive]] > [!dataview]- Other unlinked mentions > > - [[topics]] > - [[Genetic evolution]] > - [[functionalism]] > - [[social control]]