modified through natural selection
in accordance with their diverse | in accordance with their diverse 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| for different 1869 1872 |
habits. Then, from the many slight successive
steps of | steps of 1859 1860 1861 1866 | steps of 1869 1872 |
variation | variation 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | variations 1869 1872 |
having supervened
at a rather late | at a rather late 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| in the several species at a not early 1869 1872 |
age, and having been inherited at a corresponding age, the young
of the new species of our supposed genus will manifestly tend to | of the new species of our supposed genus will manifestly tend to 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| will be left but little modified and will 1869 |
| will have been but little modified, and they will still 1872 |
resemble each other much more closely than do the
adults, | adults, 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | adults,— 1869 1872 |
just as we have seen
in | in 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | with 1869 1872 |
the
case | case 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | breeds 1869 1872 |
of
pigeons. | pigeons. 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | the pigeon. 1869 1872 |
We may extend this view to
whole families or even | whole families or even 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
| widely distinct structures and to whole 1869 1872 |
classes. The fore-limbs, for instance, which
served | served 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | once served 1869 1872 |
as legs
in the parent-species, may have become, by | in the parent-species, may have become, by 1860 1861 1866 |
| in the parent-species, may become, by 1859 |
| to a remote progenitor, may have become, through 1869 1872 |
a long course of modification, adapted in one descendant to act as hands, in another as paddles, in another as wings;
and | and 1859 1860 1861 1866 | | but 1869 1872 |
on the above two
principles— namely of each successive modification supervening at a rather late age, and being inherited at a corresponding late age— | principles— namely of each successive modification supervening at a rather late age, and being inherited at a corresponding late age— 1859 1861 1866 |
| principles— namely of each successive modification supervening at a rather late age, and being inherited at a corre- sponding late age— 1860 |
| principles 1869 1872 |
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. 1861 |
| descendants of the parent-species will still resemble each other closely, for they will not have been modified. 1859 1860 1866 |
| 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 |
|