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Phenotypic plasticity

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-020879

The ability of an organism to adapt to a changing environment through the manipulation of its phenotype, without the alteration of its genotype.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-020879
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEnvironmental events
ReferencesNOAA Paleoclimatology Climate Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-020879",
  "term": "Phenotypic plasticity",
  "field": "Environment",
  "term_source": "Phenotypic Plasticity",
  "definition": "The ability of an organism to adapt to a changing environment through the manipulation of its phenotype, without the alteration of its genotype.",
  "subject": "Environmental events",
  "references": [
    "NOAA Paleoclimatology Climate Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/phenotypic-plasticity/"
}

Record 20,319 of 29,894 in Environment terminology (MLC-0121). Request the full dataset.