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Exaptation or co-option is a shift in the function of a trait during evolution. For example, a trait can evolve because it served one particular function, but subsequently it may come to serve another. Exaptations are common in both anatomy and behaviour.
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The extracted context around Exaptation shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Exaptation → Dávid Kollár, ESPON, EU Eastern Borders, Exaptive Resilience, József Kollár, Rise, Shipwrecking, TERRA RES, Territorial Exaptive Resilience, The Art, The Information Society Another extracted example is Exaptation → Another, Arthropods, Exaptations, Late Silurian. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.
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TTTA extracted 30 structured relationships around Exaptation. Examples in this analysis include the placenta → instance of → More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features and Exaptation → related to Adaptation and exaptation cycle → Gould. The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.
| Subject | Predicate | Object | Confidence | Src |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| the placenta | instance of | More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features | 0.80 | text |
| diaphragm | instance of | More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features | 0.80 | text |
| mammary glands | instance of | More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features | 0.80 | text |
| neocortex | instance of | More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features | 0.80 | text |
| and auditory ossicles | instance of | More than 100 loci have been found to be conserved only among mammalian genomes and are thought to have essential roles in the generation of features | 0.80 | text |
| Exaptation | related to Adaptation and exaptation cycle | Gould | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to Adaptation and exaptation cycle | Vrba | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to Examples | Exaptations | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to Examples | Another | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to Examples | Arthropods | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to Examples | Late Silurian | 0.60 | section |
| Exaptation | related to history | Charles Darwin | 0.60 | section |
The concept neighborhoods around Exaptation bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include New, Gould and Term. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.
For Exaptation, one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Exaptation with Examples. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.
TTTA analyzes the structure around Exaptation to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as History & Art, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.
Source: Wikipedia — Exaptation · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout
