Teória preadaptácie

Teória preadaptácie (v ang. Co-Option theory) je evolučná teória, vysvetľujúca možnosť vzniku nezjednodušiteľne zložitých systémov z jednoduchších predchodcov majúcich pôvodne iné, s nezjednodušiteľne zložitým systémom nesúvisiace funkcie.

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Evolučná biológia