adaptation, biological

Preferred Label : adaptation, biological;

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

MeSH synonym : biological adaptation; biologic adaptation; adaptation, biologic;

DeCS synonym : Mimetism;

Wikipedia automatic translation : Adaptation;

MeSH annotation : much of biol adapt will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific; mimicry except for MOLECULAR MIMICRY goes here; DF: ADAPTATION BIOL; much of biological adaptation will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adaptation;

Details

Origin ID

D000220;

UMLS CUI

C0001398;

Allowable qualifiers
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ethics [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Adaptation, Biological [DeCS]
- Biological adaptation [UNESCO concept]
Record concept(s)
- adaptation, biological [MeSH concept]
See also
- Adaptive Algorithms [MeSH Descriptor]
- Biocenology [DeCS]
- adaptation, physiological [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Natural Phenomenon or Process [UMLS semantic type]

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