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The change of the lighter coloured variety of peppered moth, Biston betularia, to its darker variety (carbonaria ) is due to `:`

A

deletion of a segment of genes ude to industrial pollution

B

mutation of single Mendelian gene for survival in smoke laden industrial environment

C

industrial carbon deposited on the wings of the moth resulting in darker varity

D

translocation of a block of genes in chromosomes in response to heavy carbons

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