Organs, Organs, 1860 1861 1866 1869 | Useful organs, 1872 |
however little
developed, if of use, should not be called rudimentary; they cannot properly be said to be in an atrophied condition; they developed, if of use, should not be called rudimentary; they cannot properly be said to be in an atrophied condition; they 1860 |
developed, if of use, should not be called rudimentary: they 1861 1866 |
developed, if of use, should not be considered as rudimentary: they 1869 |
they 1872 |
may be
called nascent, and may hereafter be developed to any extent by natural selection. called nascent, and may hereafter be developed to any extent by natural selection. 1860 |
called nascent, and may hereafter be developed by natural selection to any further extent. 1861 1866 1869 |
developed, unless we have reason to suppose that they were formerly more highly developed, ought not to be considered as rudimentary. They may be in a nascent condition, and in progress towards further development. 1872 |
Rudimentary
organs, organs, 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | organs 1859 |
on on 1860 1861 1866 1869 1872 | in 1859 |
the
other hand, are essentially useless, as teeth which never cut through the gums; in a still less developed condition, they would be of still less use. other hand, are essentially useless, as teeth which never cut through the gums; in a still less developed condition, they would be of still less use. 1860 |
individuals of the same species are very liable to vary in degree of development and in other respects. Moreover, in closely allied species, the degree to which the same organ has been rendered rudimentary occasionally differs much. 1859 |
other hand, are essentially useless, as teeth which never cut through the gums. 1861 1866 1869 |
other hand, are either quite useless, such as teeth which never cut through the gums, or almost useless, such as the wings of an ostrich, which serve merely as sails. 1872 |
↑1 blocks not present in 1859 1860 1866 1869 1872; present in 1861 | Moreover, in closely allied species, the degree to which the same organ has been rendered rudimentary occasionally differs much.
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They
cannot, therefore, under their present condition, cannot, therefore, under their present condition, 1860 |
relate to a former condition of their possessor, and 1861 |
OMIT 1872 |
have been
formed by natural selection, which acts solely by the preservation of useful modifications; they have been retained, as we shall see, by formed by natural selection, which acts solely by the preservation of useful modifications; they have been retained, as we shall see, by 1860 |
retained, as we shall see, by 1861 |
partially retained by the power of 1872 |
inheritance, inheritance, 1860 1872 | inheritance. 1861 |
and
relate relate 1860 1872 | relate 1861 |
to
a
former former 1860 1872 | former 1861 |
condition condition 1860 | state 1872 | condition 1861 |
of
their possessor. their possessor. 1860 | their possessor. 1861 | things. 1872 |
It
is is 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
is, however, often 1872 |
difficult to
know what are nascent organs; know what are nascent organs; 1860 |
know what organs are nascent; 1861 1866 1869 |
distinguish between rudimentary and nascent organs; 1872 |
looking to the future, we cannot of course tell how any part will be developed, and whether it is now nascent; looking to the past, creatures with an organ in a nascent looking to the future, we cannot of course tell how any part will be developed, and whether it is now nascent; looking to the past, creatures with an organ in a nascent 1860 1861 |
looking to the future, we cannot of course tell how any part will be developed, and whether it is now in a nascent condition; looking to the past, creatures with an organ in a nascent 1866 |
looking to the future, we can- not of course tell how any part will be developed, and whether it is now in a nascent condition; looking to the past, creatures with an organ in this 1869 |
for we can judge only by analogy whether a part is capable of further development, in which case alone it deserves to be called nascent. Organs in this 1872 |
condition will
generally generally 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
always be somewhat rare; for beings thus provided will commonly 1872 |
have been supplanted
and exterminated and exterminated 1860 1861 | and exterminated 1866 1869 1872 |
by their successors with the
organ organ 1860 1861 | same organ 1866 1869 1872 |
in a more perfect
and developed condition. and developed condition. 1860 1861 |
and developed condition, and consequently will not now exist. 1866 |
state, and consequently will have become long ago extinct. 1869 1872 |
The wing of the penguin is of high service,
and acts and acts 1860 1861 | acting 1866 1869 1872 |
as a fin; it may, therefore, represent the nascent state of the
wings wings 1860 1861 | wing; 1866 1869 1872 |
of birds; of birds; 1860 1861 | of birds; 1866 1869 1872 |
not that I believe this to be the
case, case, 1860 | case; 1861 1866 1869 1872 |
it is more probably a reduced organ, modified for a new
function: function: 1860 1861 1866 1869 | function; 1872 |
the wing of the
Apteryx Apteryx 1860 1861 | Apteryx, 1866 1869 1872 |
is is 1860 1861 |
on the other hand, is quite 1866 1869 1872 |
useless, and is truly rudimentary. The mammary
glands glands 1860 1861 1866 1869 | glans 1872 |
of the
Ornithorhynchus Ornithorhynchus 1860 1861 1866 1872 | Ornitho-rhynchus 1869 |
may, may, 1860 1861 1866 | may 1869 1872 |
perhaps, perhaps, 1860 1861 | probably, 1866 | perhaps, 1869 1872 |
be considered, in comparison with
the udder of a the udder of a 1860 1861 |
those of the 1866 |
the udders of a 1869 1872 |
cow, as in a nascent
state. state. 1860 1861 | condition. 1866 1869 1872 |
The ovigerous frena of certain cirripedes, which
are only slightly developed and which are only slightly developed and which 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
OMIT 1872 |
have ceased to give attachment to the
ova, ova, 1860 1861 1866 1869 | ova 1872 |
are are 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
and are feebly developed, are 1872 |
nascent branchiæ. Rudimentary organs
in the individuals of the same species in the individuals of the same species 1860 1861 1866 1872 |
OMIT 1869 |
are very liable to vary in
degree of degree of 1860 1861 1866 |
the degree of their 1872 |
OMIT 1869 |
development
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