##  [Adaptive Landscape](/index.php/adaptive-landscape) 

  ##  [Adaptive Landscape](https://natural.quantumdictionary.io/adaptive-landscape-0) 

  

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Definition

A conceptual model mapping genotypes or phenotypes to reproductive fitness values, visualized as a multidimensional surface of peaks (high fitness) and valleys (low fitness); evolution is represented as populations moving on this surface under forces like mutation, selection, and drift.