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The evolutionary story of moths in England during industrialisation reveals, that 'evolution is reversible'. Clarify this statement.

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White-winged moths thrive in tree trunks with a white background, but when the tree trunks become dark, the white-winged moths perished. Post industrialisation, tree trunks turned dark due to pollution leading to a drop in the population of white-winged moths. In this scenario, dark-winged moths reappeared and survived. Thus, the evolution of white wings was reversed because of pollution. This shows that evolution is apparently reversible.

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