the fore-limbs
in | in 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| will not have been much modified in 1869 1872 |
the embryos of
the | the 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | these 1869 1872 |
several
descendants of the parent-species will still resemble each other closely, for they will not have been modified. | descendants of the parent-species will still resemble each other closely, for they will not have been modified. 1859 1860 1866 |
| descendants of the parent species will still resemble each other closely, for they will not have been modified. 1861 |
| forms; although in each the embryonic fore-limb will differ greatly from that in the adult. 1869 |
| forms; although in each form the fore-limb will differ greatly in the adult state. 1872 |
But in each
of our | of our 1860 1861 1866 | | individual 1859 |
new species, the embryonic fore-limbs will differ greatly from the fore-limbs in the mature animal; the limbs in the
latter | latter 1859 1860 1861 | | later 1866 |
having undergone much modification at a rather late period of life, and having thus been converted into hands, or paddles, or wings. Whatever
influence | influence 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | | influence, 1869 |
long-continued exercise or use on the one hand, and disuse on the other, | long-continued exercise or use on the one hand, and disuse on the other, 1859 1860 1861 |
| long-continued exercise or disuse 1866 |
| moreover, long-continued use or disuse 1869 |
| long-continued use or disuse 1872 |
may have
in modifying an organ, such influence will mainly affect the mature animal, which has come to its | in modifying an organ, such influence will mainly affect the mature animal, which has come to its 1859 1860 1861 |
| had in modifying an organ, such influence will mainly affect the mature animal, which has come to its 1866 |
| had in modifying the limbs or other parts of animals, this will chiefly or solely have affected them when mature and when they had to use their 1869 |
| had in modifying the limbs or other parts of any species, this will chiefly or solely have affected it when nearly mature, when it was compelled to use its 1872 |
full powers
of activity and has | of activity and has 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| OMIT 1869 1872 |
to | to 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | | had to 1866 |
gain
its | its 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | | their 1869 |
own living; and the
effects | effects 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | | effect 1869 |
thus produced will
be inherited | be inherited 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| be transmitted to the offspring 1869 |
| have been transmitted to the offspring 1872 |
at
a | a 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | | the 1866 |
corresponding
mature | mature 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | | nearly mature 1872 |
age.
Whereas | Whereas 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | Thus 1869 1872 |
the young will
remain unmodified, or | remain unmodified, or 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| not 1869 |
| not be modified, or 1872 |
be modified | be modified 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
| will be modified only 1872 |
in a lesser degree, by the effects of use and disuse. | in a lesser degree, by the effects of use and disuse. 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| or will be modified in a less degree. 1869 |
| in a slight degree, through the effects of the increased use or disuse of parts. 1872 |
|
In certain cases | In certain cases 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| In other cases 1869 |
| With some animals 1872 |
the | the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | the 1869 |
successive
steps of variation might supervene, from causes of which we are wholly ignorant, | steps of variation might supervene, from causes of which we are wholly ignorant, 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| variations may have supervened 1869 1872 |
at a very early period of life, or
each | each 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | the 1869 1872 |
step | step 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | steps 1869 1872 |
might be | might be 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| may have been 1869 1872 |
inherited at an earlier
period | period 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | age 1869 1872 |
than that at which
it | it 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | they 1869 1872 |
first
appeared. | appeared. 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | occurred. 1869 1872 |
In either
case (as with the short-faced tumbler) | case (as with the short-faced tumbler) 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| case, as we have seen with the short-faced tumbler, 1869 |
| of these cases, 1872 |
the young or embryo
would | would 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | | will 1872 |
closely resemble the mature
parent-form. | parent-form. 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
| parent-form, as we have seen with the short-faced tumbler. 1872 |
We have seen that | We have seen that 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| And 1869 1872 |
this is the rule of development in certain whole
groups | groups 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | | groups, 1872 |
of animals, | of animals, 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| or sub-groups, 1869 |
| or in certain sub-groups alone, 1872 |
as with
cuttle fish | cuttle fish 1860 | | cuttle-fish 1859 1861 | | cuttle-fish, 1866 1869 1872 |
and | and 1859 1860 1861 |
| land-shells, fresh-water crustaceans, 1866 1869 1872 |
spiders, and
with a few | with a few 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| some 1869 1872 |
members of the great class of
insects, | insects, 1859 1860 1861 | | insects. 1866 1869 1872 |
as | as 1859 1860 1861 | as 1866 1869 1872 |
with | with 1859 1860 1861 | with 1866 1869 1872 |
Aphis. | Aphis. 1859 1860 1861 | Aphis. 1866 1869 1872 |
With respect to the final cause of the young in
these cases not undergoing | these cases not undergoing 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| these groups not passing through 1869 |
| such groups not passing through 1872 |
any metamorphosis,
or closely resembling their parents from their earliest age, | or closely resembling their parents from their earliest age, 1859 1860 1861 |
| OMIT 1866 1869 1872 |
we can see that this would
result | result 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | follow 1869 1872 |
from the
two | two 1859 1860 1861 1866 | two 1869 1872 |
following
contingencies: | contingencies: 1860 1861 | | contingencies; 1859 1869 1872 | | contin- gencies: 1866 |
firstly, | firstly, 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | namely, 1869 1872 |
from the
young, | young, 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | young 1869 1872 |
during a course of modification carried on for many generations, | during a course of modification carried on for many generations, 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| OMIT 1869 1872 |
having to provide
for their own wants at a very early stage of development, and secondly, | for their own wants at a very early stage of development, and secondly, 1859 1860 1861 |
| at a very early stage of development for their own wants, and secondly, 1866 |
| at a very early age for their own wants, and 1869 1872 |
|