12th Class Biology Evolution Of Life

  • question_answer 23)
      Which type of selection is industrial melanism observed in moth, Bistonbetularia (a) Stabilizing                     (b) Directional                   (c) Disruptive                     (d) Artificial

    Answer:

                      (b) Directional selection is observed in moth, Bistonbetularia is industrial melanism .Under this, individuals at one end of the frequency distribution do well light and so more individuals of that type will be present in next generation. The other options are incorrect because in stabilizing selection, average sized individuals are favoured, e.g., weight of new-born babies and in disruptive selection both extremes are favoured, while intermediate varieties are eleminated, e.g., black bellied seed cracker ,Pyrenestesostrinus. In artificial selection, the individuals with desirable characteristics are deliberately selected to produce a progeny with all those characteristics.


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