Coadapted

/koʊəˈdæptɪd/ adjective

Definition

Having undergone mutual adaptation; describing organisms or traits that have evolved together to complement each other.

Etymology

From 'coadapt' + '-ed' (past participle/adjective suffix). Used as an adjective to describe the result of coadaptive evolutionary processes.

Kelly Says

A coadapted gene complex is so perfectly tuned that breaking it apart through artificial breeding often causes problems—it's why hybrid offspring sometimes inherit incompatible combinations of their parents' traits.

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