English Dictionary

phenotypic plasticity

名詞

不可算名詞

(genetics) The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.

日本語の意味

環境の変化に応じ、同一の遺伝子型でも個体がその表現型（形状や機能など）を変化させる能力。 / 遺伝子的に同一の集団において、環境の影響下で形態や生理が変動する現象。

Researchers studying coastal snails found that phenotypic plasticity allowed individuals with the same genotype to develop different shell thicknesses depending on wave exposure.

沿岸のカタツムリを研究する研究者たちは、同一の遺伝子型を持つ個体が環境の変化に応じて表現型を変える能力のおかげで、波の強さに応じて殻の厚さが個体ごとに異なることを発見した。

意味（1）

(genetics) The ability of an organism with a given genotype to change its phenotype in response to changes in the environment, including changes that occur during the adult life of the organism.