Adaptasi

Templat:Evolution3

Adaptasi ialah proses evolusi yang mana sesebuah populasi mampu mempersuaikan dirinya dengan habitatnya.^[1]^[2] Proses ini berlaku selama turun-temurun lamanya,^[3] sebagai satu fenomena biologi yang asas.^[4]

Istilah adaptasi juga bermaksud suatu sifat yang penting khususnya untuk kemandirian organisme.^[5] Contohnya, penyesuaian gigi kuda untuk meragut rumput, atau kebolehan kuda berlari pantas untuk menjauhi pemangsa. Adaptasi sedemikian terhasil dalam sesebuah populasi apabila individu yang lebih mampu menyesuaikan diri lebih berkesan pembiakannya, iaitu melalui pemilihan semula jadi.

^ The Oxford Dictionary of Science defines adaptation as "Any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment".
^ Bowler P.J. 2003. Evolution: the history of an idea. California. p10
^ Patterson C. 1999. Evolution. Natural History Museum, London. p1
^ Williams, George C. 1966. Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought. Princeton. "Evolutionary adaptation is a phenomenon of pervasive importance in biology." p5
^ Both uses of the term 'adaptation' are recognized by King R.C. Stansfield W.D. and Mulligan P. 2006. A dictionary of genetics. Oxford, 7th ed.

[1] The Oxford Dictionary of Science defines adaptation as "Any change in the structure or functioning of an organism that makes it better suited to its environment".

[2] Bowler P.J. 2003. Evolution: the history of an idea. California. p10

[3] Patterson C. 1999. Evolution. Natural History Museum, London. p1

[4] Williams, George C. 1966. Adaptation and natural selection: a critique of some current evolutionary thought. Princeton. "Evolutionary adaptation is a phenomenon of pervasive importance in biology." p5

[5] Both uses of the term 'adaptation' are recognized by King R.C. Stansfield W.D. and Mulligan P. 2006. A dictionary of genetics. Oxford, 7th ed.

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