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From the information it is possible to conclude that A. the selective agent is the soot on the trees. B. prior to 1850 there were no B alleles in the moth populatio... show full transcript
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The information suggests that changes in the environment, particularly the increase in soot from industrial activities, influenced the relative fitness of the moths. Before industrialization, lighter-colored moths may have been better camouflaged against lighter tree bark. However, as the trees became covered in soot, darker-colored moths would have had a survival advantage. This change indicates that the relative fitness of the moths depended heavily on the environmental context, leading to an increase in the frequency of the B allele in response to the shifting environmental pressures.
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