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ZoologyEvolutionMechanism of EvolutionEasy2 minPYQ_2015
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Industrial melanism is an example of:NEET 2015 (Phase 2)

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One of the most striking examples, which demonstrates the action of natural selection, is the industrial melanism in England. The peppered mothBiston betularia, with a dull grey colour, was abundant in England before the industrial revolution. A black coloured form of the same moth (melanic, a dominant mutant differing in a single gene),Biston carbonaria, was very rare. After industrial revolution, the proportion ofBiston carbonaria, increased to almost 90 percent.

Stream:NEETSubject:ZoologyTopic:EvolutionSubtopic:Mechanism of Evolution
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