Changes in DNA are known as mutations and can be sometimes produce beneficial changes in population. A mutant form of the normally light-colored peppered moth is dark-colored. The dark-colored moth blends in with soot-covered trees in heavily polluted areas. Why would the dark-colored mutation be beneficial in a polluted area?

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Kenzie

Chemistry

2 September, 03:09

Changes in DNA are known as mutations and can be sometimes produce beneficial changes in population. A mutant form of the normally light-colored peppered moth is dark-colored. The dark-colored moth blends in with soot-covered trees in heavily polluted areas. Why would the dark-colored mutation be beneficial in a polluted area?

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Lena Wilkinson · Answer 1

The dark colored moths are beneficial in a polluted area because they have a lesser chance of being eaten since they blend into the trees polluted with soot.