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The Peppered Moth

The Peppered Moth. Write this at the top of page _____ in your INB. C ommon in England 3 Variations: Black , White, P e p p e r e d. Draw this PUNNETT SQUARE. What type of inheritance is this?. 1760-1840. Industrial Revolution. Case of the Peppered Moth.

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The Peppered Moth

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  1. The Peppered Moth Write this at the top of page _____ in your INB

  2. Common in England • 3 Variations: • Black, White, Peppered

  3. Draw this PUNNETT SQUARE What type of inheritance is this?

  4. 1760-1840 • Industrial Revolution

  5. Case of the Peppered Moth • Pollution killed lichen on trees. • Coal soot coated tree trunks, turning them black.

  6. Theory of Natural Selection • The dark form is more visible on the light, lichen-covered tree. (b) On trees darkened by pollution, the lighter form is more visible. Variation in the peppered moth. Understanding Physical Anthropology and Archaeology, 9th ed., p. 29

  7. But look at them without color vision.

  8. Case of the Peppered Moth Today, about 90% of the population is light colored. Why did the population shift back to pre-Industrial Revolution composition?

  9. Get ready to explain, with your hands: DARWIN’S THEORY OF EVOLUTION by NATURAL SELECTION Using the PEPPERED MOTH as your organism

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