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Industrial melanism is an

  • effect of industrial pollution

  • effect of mutation

  • evidence of survival of fittest

  • evidence of favour of natural selection

Solution

D.

evidence of favour of natural selection

Industrial melanism is an evidence of natural selection. It is the prevalence of dark-coloured varieties of animals (especially moths) in industrial areas where they are better camouflaged than paler or light forms. Hence, darker pigmented individuals have a higher chances of survival and is favoured by natural selection.

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