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Industrial melanism is an example of:

  1. A
    Neo Lamarckism
  2. B
    Neo Darwinism
  3. C
    Natural selection
  4. D
    Mutation

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Industrial melanism in the peppered moth (Biston betularia) is a classic textbook example of natural selection in action, where the population shifted from light-coloured to dark-coloured moths due to industrial pollution.

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Industrial melanism is an example of:
A
Neo Lamarckism
B
Neo Darwinism
C
Natural selection
D
Mutation

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