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Preadaptation vs Preadapted - What's the difference?

preadaptation | preadapted |

As a noun preadaptation

is (biology) an adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function.

As an adjective preadapted is

modified by preadaptation.

preadaptation

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (biology) An adaptation that evolved in an ancestral population, in which it served a different function

    • preadapted

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • modified by preadaptation