adaption

Synonyms:

adaptation, adjustment

Types:

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acclimation, acclimatisation, acclimatization

adaptation to a new climate (a new temperature or altitude or environment)

dedifferentiation

the loss of specialization in form or function

domestication

adaptation to intimate association with human beings

differentiation, specialisation, specialization

(biology) the structural adaptation of some body part for a particular function

Type of:

biological process, organic process

a process occurring in living organisms