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How has industrial melanism i.e. peppered moth contributed towards the mechanism of evolution?

      

How has industrial melanism i.e. peppered moth contributed towards the mechanism of evolution?

  

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Felix
How has industrial melanism i.e. peppered moth contributed towards the mechanism of evolution

- This is an example of natural selection

- The peppered moth exists in two distinct forms, the speckled white form (normal form) and a melanic form (the black/dark)

- They usually rest on leaves and barks of trees that offer camouflage for protection

- Originally the “speckled white” form predominated the unpolluted area of England

- This colouration offered protection against predatory birds

- Due to industrial pollution tree barks have blackened with soot

- The white form underwent mutation

- A black variety/mutant emerged suddenly by mutation

- It had selective advantage over the white forms that were predated upon in the industrial areas

- The speckled white form is abundant in areas without soot/smoke
Anganifelix answered the question on April 17, 2018 at 16:51


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