Phenotypic plasticity
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-004866
The capacity of an organism of a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-004866 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Fields of Study |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary (CC BY 4.0) |
| See also | Phenotypic variation; Evolutionary adaptation; Acquired characters; Genotype-phenotype correlation; Phenomics; Selection pressure; Genotype-environment interaction; Phenotype; Polyphenism |
| Translations | Spanish: plasticidad fenotípica |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-004866",
"term": "Phenotypic plasticity",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "The capacity of an organism of a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment.",
"subject": "Fields of Study",
"see_also": [
"phenotypic variation",
"evolutionary adaptation",
"acquired characters",
"genotype-phenotype correlation",
"phenomics",
"selection pressure",
"genotype-environment interaction",
"phenotype",
"polyphenism"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "plasticidad fenotípica"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/phenotypic-plasticity/"
}
Record 4,801 of 6,798 in Agriculture and food terminology (MLC-0114). Request the full dataset.