Because Sebastian lacks access to healthy food, he may not grow to be as tall as he could. However, if healthy food becomes available, his body may "snap back into its genetically determined path." What is the term used to describe this process?
A) Canalization
B) Invariant development
C) Chromosomalization
D) Genotype expression

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Canalization refers to the ability of an organism to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment or genotype. In this context, it describes how Sebastian's growth can return to its genetically determined potential once the environmental constraint (lack of healthy food) is removed.

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