noun
environmental variation
Biology term referring to phenotypic variation caused by environmental factors rather than genetic differences.
環境変異は遺伝子型が同じ個体でも生じうる。
Environmental variation can occur even among individuals with the same genotype.
遺伝変異 (genetic variation) is caused by differences in genes, while 環境変異 is caused by environmental factors.
Compound of 環境 (environment) and 変異 (variation, mutation).