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Biological systems must be adaptable, or adapted to the uncertainty of the environment. This adaptability assumes very different forms at genetic, organismic, population, and community levels of organization. However, all these diverse forms have a common statistical denominator and are therefore subject to very general laws of biological compensation.
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