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A plant species when grown in shade tends to produce thinner leaves with more surface area, and when grown under abundant sunlight starts producing thicker leaves with reduced surface area. This phenomenonaaaaaz is an example of

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character displacement

B

phenotypic plasticity

C

natural selection

D

genotypic variation

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