Industrial Melanism

Industrial Melanism

Introduction

Industrial melanism is a variant of melanism that is a particularly pronounced deposition of dark pigments - especially of melanin - the skin. The name came about after the peppered moth (Biston betularia), a moth , the end of the 19th Century English industrial areas, a drastic change in his appearance, was observed: Did the individuals before a light morphs were dominant, then a predominantly dark-colored individuals, known as carbon aria--morph. The industrial melanism is considered a prime example of how environmental changes the course of tribal history can influence within a very short time spans considerably. A genetic ...