Multiple choice

Who among the following scientists was famous for the explanation of industrial melanism in Biston betularia?

The phenomenon of ‘industrial melanism’ refers to the darkening of arthropod species in response to environmental pollutants.

  1. Alfred Wegener

  2. Charles Darwin

  3. Bernard Kettlewell

  4. Sewall Wright

  5. Thomas Malthus

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Explanation

Bernard Kettlewell provided the explanation of the phenomenon of ‘industrial melanism’ in Biston betularia.