What is industrial melanism? a). Black lung disease b). The selection for dark-c

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What is industrial melanism?
a). Black lung disease b). The selection for dark-colored pepper moths c). The incidence of vitamin D deficiency in people who getinsufficient sunlight d. The selection for darker-skinned individuals in warmclimates e. the tendency for hooded rats to become darker afterprolonged breeding
a). Black lung disease b). The selection for dark-colored pepper moths c). The incidence of vitamin D deficiency in people who getinsufficient sunlight d. The selection for darker-skinned individuals in warmclimates e. the tendency for hooded rats to become darker afterprolonged breeding

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             b). The selection fordark-colored pepper moths             Melanismis the occurrence of an increased amount of dark pigmentation in anorganism due to the presence of             melanin.             Industrialmelanism is an adaptive melanism which is caused due to theanthroprogenic alteration of natural             environmentdue to industrial pollution.             Thesudden change in the environment due to the soot, smoke and otherindustrial pollutants from factories cause             this.             Thebest example for this is the peppered moth.       b). The selection fordark-colored pepper moths             Melanismis the occurrence of an increased amount of dark pigmentation in anorganism due to the presence of             melanin.             Industrialmelanism is an adaptive melanism which is caused due to theanthroprogenic alteration of natural             environmentdue to industrial pollution.             Thesudden change in the environment due to the soot, smoke and otherindustrial pollutants from factories cause             this.             Thebest example for this is the peppered moth.

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