The increase in frequency of dark phenotypes in response to increased pollution is called
A) genetic drift.
B) founder effect.
C) industrial melanism.
D) assortative mating.
E) stabilizing selection.

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Industrial melanism is the term used to describe the evolutionary process where darker phenotypes become more common in a population due to selective pressures, such as increased pollution, which makes darker individuals less visible to predators or better suited to their environment.

The Increase in Frequency of Dark Phenotypes in Response to Increased