coadaptation

[koh-ad-uh p-tey-shuh n] /ˌkoʊ æd əpˈteɪ ʃən/
noun
1.
Biology. the correlation of structural or behavioral characteristics in two or more interacting organisms in a community or organs in an organism resulting from progressive accommodation by natural selection.
2.
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.
Origin
1830-40; co- + adaptation
Related forms
coadaptational, adjective
coadaptationally, adverb
Examples from the web for coadaptation
  • It is, therefore, of the highest importance to gain a clear insight into the means of modification and coadaptation.
coadaptation in Medicine

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

coadaptation in Science
coadaptation
  (kō'ād'āp-tā'shən)   
The reciprocal adaptation of two or more genetically determined features through natural selection. Coadaptation can occur between interacting genes or structures within an organism or between two or more interacting species.