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MeSH Heading: Adaptation, Biological
Tree Number(s): G16.012
Unique ID: D000220
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000220
Annotation: much of biological adaptation will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific
Scope Note: Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.
Entry Version: ADAPTATION BIOL
Entry Term(s): Adaptation, Biologic; Biological Adaptation
See Also: Adaptation, Physiological
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02

Allowable Qualifiers: drug effects (DE)

ethics (ES)

genetics (GE)

immunology (IM)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

Adaptation, Biological MeSH Descriptor Data 2024