Industrial melanism is an example of
Defensive adaptation of skin against UV radiations
Resistance from drugs
Darkening of the skin due to pollution from industrial areas
The protective resemblance with the environment
As we have already discussed in the Mechanism of Evolution: Natural Selection & Its Types -
Industrial melanism is an example of directional/progressive selection. In this case, the environment selects for an extreme character in terms of the genotypic/ phenotypic constitution of a population. Hence, the correct option is (c).