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Adaptation
Adaptation is a trait that enhances an individual's fitness.
Definitions in the literature
- A form of a heritable trait that enhances an individual's fitness [1].
- a trait that increases the ability of an individual to survive and reproduce compared to individuals without the trait [2].
- (in evolution) Any change in the structure or functioning of successive generations of a population that makes it better suited to its environment [3].
