Friday, August 12, 2011

What's an example of a genotype or phenotype that could be detrimental in 1 environment and good in another?

Read about the peppered moths. Originally, the peppered moths were light colored and would camouflage themselves on the lichen of light colored trees. Then, during the industrial revolution in England, those light colored trees were blackened by soot and the light colored moths died out while the darker ones flourished.

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