Scientists discovered a fossilized cockroach trapped in amber, which was supposed to be about 50 million years old. dna fingerprinting and comparison with today’s living cockroaches revealed that modern cockroaches have certain additional genes which allow them to survive in today’s colder climate. which of these could be the correct explanation for this discovery?

The reason why the modern cockroaches have certain additional genes which allow them to survive in today’s colder climate is because of evolution. The species can grow to be able to live in certain environments. Cockroaches are to some degree summed up creepy crawlies without extraordinary adjustments like the sucking mouthparts of aphids and other genuine bugs; they have biting mouthparts and are likely among the most primitive of living neopteran bugs.