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Descriptor English: Adaptation, Biological
Descriptor Spanish: Adaptación Biológica
Descriptor adaptación biológica
Entry term(s) mimetismo
Scope note: Cambios en las características biológicas que ayudan al organismo a subsistir en un determinado MEDIO AMBIENTE. Estos cambios incluyen cambios fisiológicos (ADAPTACIÓN FISIOLÓGICA), fenotípicos y genéticos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Adaptação Biológica
Descriptor French: Adaptation biologique
Entry term(s): Adaptation, Biologic
Biologic Adaptation
Biological Adaptation
Tree number(s): G16.012
SP4.606.489.660.101
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000220
Scope note: Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.
Annotation: much of biological adaptation will be ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL as more specific
Allowable Qualifiers: DE drug effects
ES ethics
GE genetics
IM immunology
PH physiology
RE radiation effects
Entry Version: ADAPTATION BIOL
Related: Adaptation, Physiological MeSH
DeCS ID: 228
Unique ID: D000220
NLM Classification: QH 546
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Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/06/02
Adaptation, Biological - Preferred
Concept UI M0000338
Scope note Changes in biological features that help an organism cope with its ENVIRONMENT. These changes include physiological (ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL), phenotypic and genetic changes.
Preferred term Adaptation, Biological
Entry term(s) Adaptation, Biologic
Biologic Adaptation
Biological Adaptation



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