coadapted

(kōˌə-dăpˈtĭd)

1. Of or relating to genetic characteristics that have become established through mutually beneficial interactions between organisms in a community.
2. Of or relating to interaction among genes of different loci that result in an expression of these characteristics.

Related Forms:

• coˌad·ap·taˈtion (-ăd-ăp-tāˈshən) noun