annidation.
The adaptation of the various genotypes to different ecological niches, such as where a mutant form of a species is maintained in a population because it can flourish in a way that the parent organisms cannot.
Meaning & usage
The adaptation of the various genotypes to different ecological niches, such as where a mutant form of a species is maintained in a population because it can flourish in a way that the parent organisms cannot.
Where this word comes from
From Latin ad (“to”) and nidus (“nest”). Coined by German biologist and university teacher Wilhelm Ludwig in 1950 as "a fifth evolutionary factor".
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