canalisation

Noun

 * 1) The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
 * 2) The management of something using defined channels of communication.
 * 3)  The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.
 * 1)  The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.

Etymology
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