The example of the peppered moth in nineteenth-century England showed

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The example of the peppered moth in nineteenth-century England showed changes in the gene pool due to natural selection. The population of the peppered moth shifted from a predominantly light-colored population to a predominantly dark-colored population due to selective pressures from pollution in industrialized areas. This resulted in a change in the frequency of certain alleles in the gene pool.

The Example of the Peppered Moth in Nineteenth-Century England Showed