EvolutionHard
Question
Industrail melanism as abserved in peppered moth proves that
Options
A.the true black melanic forms arise by a recurring random mutation
B.the melanic form the moth has no selective advantege over lighter form in industral area
C. the lighter from moth has no selective advantege either in polluted industrial area or non-polluted area
D.melanic is a pollution generated feature
Solution
Industrail melanism is a term used to describe the evolutionary process in which darker individuals come to predominate over lighter individuals since the industrial revolution as a result of natural selection. In 1848 a black form of the moth was recorded in Manchester and by 1895, 98% of the peppered moth population in Manchester was black. This black ″melanic″ from arose by a recurring random mutation, but its phenotypic appearance had a strong selective advantage in industrial areas.
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