[koh-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n] /ˌkoʊ æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/

Also called integration. Genetics. the accumulation in a population’s gene pool of genes that interact by harmonious epistasis in the development of an organism.

coadaptation co·ad·ap·ta·tion (kō’ād-āp-tā’shən)
The joint correlated changes in two or more interdependent organs.


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