Finding genetic changes behind moths' coloration

Sunday, April 17, 2011 - 11:31 in Biology & Nature

During the Industrial Revolution in 19th-century England, black moths started appearing - because they blended in better on pollution-darkened tree trunks than did normal, speckled moths. Now scientists are closing in on the genetic change responsible for that classic example of natural selection.

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