EXAPTED
- process in which a feature acquires a function that was not acquired through natural selection
- feature having a function for which it was not originally adapted or selected
- morphological or physiological feature that predisposes an organism to adapt to a different environment or lifestyle
- utilized for a function other than the one developed through natural selection [adj]
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