According to our textbook, a child who grows up in the Peruvian Andes will develop differently than he or she would have if raised at sea level. The process involved is called:

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The process described in the question refers to a developmental adjustment, which is the ability for an organism to adjust and adapt to changes in its environment during its lifetime rather than through genetic adaptation or hereditary traits. Natural selection refers to the process by which beneficial traits are selected over time through survival and reproduction, and seasonal acclimatization is a specific type of developmental adjustment that involves physiological changes in response to seasonal changes in environmental conditions.

According to Our Textbook, a Child Who Grows Up in the Peruvian