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What Is Industrial Melanism?


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Industrial melanism:

  1. It is an evolutionary effect that is prominent in several arthropods.
  2. In this, dark pigmentation evolves in an environment that is affected by industrial pollution.
  3. Industrial pollution includes sulfur dioxide gas and dark soot deposits.
  4. Lichens are killed by sulfur dioxide gas that leaves tree bark bare.
  5. It is boldly patterned in clean areas while the bark and other surfaces are darkened by soot.

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