noun
- plural of evolvability; the capacity or potential of an organism, system, or population to evolve or undergo evolutionary change
Usage: technical; biology; used primarily in evolutionary biology and systems theory
Examples
- The evolvabilities of different species vary based on their genetic diversity and mutation rates.
- Researchers studied the evolvabilities of bacterial populations under different environmental pressures.
- The evolvabilities of complex systems depend on their modularity and robustness.
- Natural selection acts on the evolvabilities present within a population.
- Understanding evolvabilities helps predict how organisms might adapt to climate change.