On the Origin of Species - Charles Darwin - Books - - 9798669175030 - October 21, 2020
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On the Origin of Species

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Book Excerpt: .... Nor have I been disappointed; in this and in all other perplexing cases I have invariably found that our knowledge, imperfect though it be, of variation under domestication, afforded the best and safest clue. I may venture to express my conviction of the high value of such studies, although they have been very commonly neglected by naturalists. From these considerations, I shall devote the first chapter of this Abstract to Variation under Domestication. We shall thus see that a large amount of hereditary modification is at least possible, and, what is equally or more important, we shall see how great is the power of man in accumulating by his Selection successive slight variations. I will then pass on to the variability of species in a state of nature; but I shall, unfortunately, be compelled to treat this subject far too briefly, as it can be treated properly only by giving long catalogues of facts. We shall, however, be enabled to discuss what circumstances are most favourable to variation. In the...

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 21, 2020
ISBN13 9798669175030
Pages 324
Dimensions 152 × 229 × 19 mm   ·   476 g
Language English  

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