In the case of the peppered moth $(Biston \text{ } betularia)$, the black-coloured form became dominant over the light-coloured form in England during the industrial revolution. This is an example of:
- Aappearance of the darker coloured individuals due to very poor sunlight
- Bprotective mimicry
- Cinheritance of darker colour character acquired due to the darker environment
- Dnatural selection whereby the darker forms were selected
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