(of an organism) not able to adapt to the environment
2.
dysfunctional
Examples of 'nonadaptive' in a sentence
nonadaptive
We find that autodiploids accumulate recessive deleterious mutations, indicating an increased susceptibility for nonadaptive evolution.
Kaitlin J Fisher, Sean W Buskirk, Ryan C Vignogna, Daniel A Marad, Gregory I Lang 2018, 'Adaptive genome duplication affects patterns of molecular evolution in Saccharomycescerevisiae.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5991770?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Such female ornaments have been proposed to evolve via both adaptive and nonadaptive evolutionary processes.
Lengxob Yong, Catherine L. Peichel, Jeffrey S. McKinnon 2016, 'Genetic Architecture of Conspicuous Red Ornaments in Female Threespine Stickleback',G3: Genes, Genomes, Geneticshttp://g3journal.org/lookup/doi/10.1534/g3.115.024505. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
To shed new light on this unresolved question we combine adaptive and nonadaptive processes in a single model.
Maciej Jan Dańko, Jan Kozłowski, James Walton Vaupel, Annette Baudisch 2012, 'Mutation accumulation may be a minor force in shaping life history traits.', PLoS ONEhttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3320907?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Finally, we consider three classes of explanation for the emergence of compartmentation: physical protection, crosstalk avoidance and nonadaptive origins.
Heather L. Hendrickson, Anthony M. Poole, Anthony M. Poole, Anthony M. Poole 2018, 'Manifold Routes to a Nucleus', Frontiers in Microbiologyhttps://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fmicb.2018.02604/full. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This size polymorphism may be an adaptation for division of labor, colony economics, or be nonadaptive.
Margaret J. Couvillon, Ginny Fitzpatrick, Anna Dornhaus 2010, 'Ambient Air Temperature Does Not Predict whether Small or Large Workers Forage inBumble Bees (Bombus impatiens)', Psyche: A Journal of Entomologyhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/536430. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
In muscles, it works as a nonadaptive stimulator of mitochondria biogenesis; it also increases lipid metabolism.
Artem P Gureev, Ekaterina A Shaforostova, Anatoly A Starkov, Vasily N Popov 2018, 'β-Guanidinopropionic Acid Stimulates Brain Mitochondria Biogenesis and Alters CognitiveBehavior in Nondiseased Mid-Age Mice', Journal of Experimental Neurosciencehttps://doi.org/10.1177/1179069518766524. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)