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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > genetics > quantitative genetics > phenotypic variation > phenotypic plasticity
Preferred Term:

phenotypic plasticity

Definition:
The capacity of an organism of a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Core
Broader Concept:
phenotypic variation
Related Concepts:
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/137311
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