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Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia? - Biology

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Question

Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Biston betularia?

Options

  • Stabilising

  • Directional

  • Disruptive

  • Artificial

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Solution

Directional

Explanation:

Industrial melanism in Biston betularia favoured the melanic (dark) form when soot-darkened trees made dark moths less visible to predators, shifting the population mean toward darker phenotypes.

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