Trade-off

Term · Chemistry · MLC-T-CHM-012194

The exchange of one advantageous characteristic for another, so that gaining a benefit in one trait costs something in a second trait. In ecotoxicology a common example is a population that evolves tolerance to a chemical and pays for it with slower growth, lower reproduction or weaker competitive ability when the chemical is absent. Such costs are measured as a reduction in fitness components compared with non-tolerant individuals.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-CHM-012194
Field	Chemistry
Subject	Chemistry and Human Health
References	PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 959 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)

Record as JSON

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  "term": "Trade-off",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "The exchange of one advantageous characteristic for another, so that gaining a benefit in one trait costs something in a second trait. In ecotoxicology a common example is a population that evolves tolerance to a chemical and pays for it with slower growth, lower reproduction or weaker competitive ability when the chemical is absent. Such costs are measured as a reduction in fitness components compared with non-tolerant individuals.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2009, 81, 829. 'Glossary of terms used in ecotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2009)' on page 959 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-08-07-09)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/trade-off/"
}

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