The presence of more efficient respiratory systems to extract oxygen from the air among human populations living at high elevations is an example of which form of adaptation?
A. short-term physiological adaptation
B. cultural adaptation
C. symbolic adaptation
D. genetic adaptation
E. long-term physiological adaptation
Answer: E
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a. DNA b. genome c. phenotype d. genotype
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