适应度(英语:Fitness),又可称适存度生殖成就,是生物学,特别是群体遗传学数理生物学中用来描述拥有某一特定基因型个体,在繁殖上的成功率或能力。假如带有不同基因型的个体拥有不同的适应度,那么这些基因型的比例将会在世代交替之后有所变动。而造成这种比例变动的机制是自然选择(天择)。

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延伸阅读

  • Sober, E. (2001). The Two Faces of Fitness. In R. Singh, D. Paul, C. Krimbas, and J. Beatty (Eds.), Thinking about Evolution: Historical, Philosophical, and Political Perspectives. Cambridge University Press, pp.309-321. Full text

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