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| − | '''mutualism''' (''pl.'' mutualisms) – an beneficial [[symbiosis]], i. e., a close association of organisms where both [[symbiont]]s gain an advantage from one another, both exchanging resources that would otherwise be limited for one of the partners; neither one of the partners acting as a [[host]] or [[parasite]]. | + | '''mutualism''' ([[Category:Noun]][[:Category:Noun|noun]], ''pl.'' mutualisms; [[Category:Ecology term]][[:Category:Ecology term|ecology term]]) – an beneficial [[symbiosis]], i. e., a close association of organisms where both [[symbiont]]s gain an advantage from one another, both exchanging resources that would otherwise be limited for one of the partners; neither one of the partners acting as a [[host]] or [[parasite]]. ''Kind of:'' [[Category:Symbiosis type]][[:Category:Symbiosis type|Symbiosis type]]. |
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mutualism (noun, pl. mutualisms;ecology term) – an beneficial symbiosis, i. e., a close association of organisms where both symbionts gain an advantage from one another, both exchanging resources that would otherwise be limited for one of the partners; neither one of the partners acting as a host or parasite. Kind of:Symbiosis type.
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