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  1. The change of the light-coloured variety of peppered moth (Biston betularia) to its darker variety (Biston carbonaria) is due to
    1. mutation
    2. regeneration
    3. genetic isolation
    4. temporal isolation
Correct Option: A

The change in the colour of peppered moth is due to the mutation of single mendelian gene for the survival in the smokeladen industrial environment. It is called Industrial melanism.



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