Two moth populations of the same species use different host plants. A green color has evolved in a population that rests on leaves $-\mathrm{a}$ color that allows these moths to escape predation by blending in with the leaves. Members of the other population rest on tree trunks and are brown in color. The colors of these moths are genetically determined by different alleles of the same gene. List some consequences of a migration of moths leading to gene flow between these two populations.
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If there is migration between the two populations, moths with different color alleles will interbreed, leading to offspring with mixed color alleles. Show more…
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