Question

Which one does not favour Lamarckian concept of inheritance of acquired characters?

• A. Lack of pigment in cave dwellers
• B. Absence of limbs in snakes
• C. Presence of webbed toes in aquatic birds
• D. Melanisation of peppered moth in industrial areas

Answer 1

The correct option is D Melanisation of peppered moth in industrial areas

Melanisation of peppered moth in industrial areas is an effect of natural selection, where due to change in environmental conditions, of the two moth forms that existed - the grey and black, the black was favored by natural selection over the grey, as the grey were easily spotted by its predator.

So, the correct answer is 'Melanisation of peppered moth in industrial areas'