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Cultural Adaptation – Behavioral and technological responses to environmental challenges (e.g., clothing, housing, and diet).

Developmental Adaptation – Permanent physiological changes that occur during an individual’s growth due to environmental influences (e.g., larger lung capacity in high-altitude populations).

Physiological Adaptation – Short-term bodily changes in response to environmental stressors (e.g., increased red blood cell production at high altitudes).

Genetic Adaptation – Changes in allele frequencies over generations that enhance survival in specific environments (e.g., sickle cell trait in malaria-endemic regions).

Adaptation – The process by which organisms adjust to their environment to improve survival and reproduction.

Human Variation – The genetic and phenotypic differences within and between human populations.

Haplotype – A group of genes inherited together from a single parent.

Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) – A variation in a single DNA base pair that contributes to genetic diversity.

Founder Effect – A form of genetic drift that occurs when a new population is established by a small number of individuals.