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adaptive evolution
noun[ U ]
biology specializeduk /əˌdæp.tɪv iː.vəˈluː.ʃən//əˌdæp.tɪv ev.əˈluː.ʃən/ us /əˌdæp.tɪv ev.əˈluː.ʃən/
the way in which living things change and develop over many years to be able to live in a particular place:
Ecological variation is a vital determinant of the adaptive evolution of timing of seed germination.
It is probable that the species underwent adaptive evolution during its range expansion to central and western Europe.
Human adaptive evolution has undergone massive acceleration over the last 10,000 years.
Several cases of rapid adaptive evolution for biocontrol agents have been reported.
Such deviations may provide information on biological details in the process of adaptive evolution.
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Making progress and advancing
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mature
rebuild
regenerate
ripen
ripeness
self-advancement
spread
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