Definition for Circadian rhythm

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Circadian rhythm is a form of daily biological rhythm. Body temperature is an example—peaking in late afternoon and declining in the early hours of morning. The adaptive significance is these biological rhythms create an anticipatory response to a predictable environmental variable.