# exaptation

> shift in the function of a trait during evolution

**Wikidata**: [Q1356572](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356572)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exaptation)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/exaptation


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)