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Revision as of 12:27, 7 March 2019


Thema Anpassung
Annotation of Adaptation_and_Viability*
Annotation Comment Konklusion: Neue Verhaltensweisen entstehen, wie Mutationen, ohne biologischen Grund und werden von Generation zu Generation aufrecht erhalten, sofern sie die Lebensfähigkeit nicht beinträchtigen
Last Modification Date 2019-03-07T12:27:56.878Z
Last Modification User User:Sarah Oberbichler
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