Assertion: immune system's response | /r/HasProperty | adaptive
Facets:
value: in the evolutionary sense
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: The term "adaptive" as used in immunology is problematic as acquired immune responses can be both adaptive and maladaptive in the physiological sense.
text: The acquired response is called "adaptive" because it prepares the body's immune system for future challenges (though it can actually also be maladaptive when it results in autoimmunity).[n 1]
text: Vertebrates have an additional powerful immune response called adaptive immunity.
text: Indeed, both acquired and innate immune responses can be both adaptive and maladaptive in the evolutionary sense.