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concept:xenopus-laevis-african-clawed-frogXenopus laevis (African Clawed Frog)
Model organism demonstrating functional plasticity: tadpoles can develop ectopic eyes on tails that connect to spinal cord and enable vision without evolutionary adaptation.
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