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homologous organs, to whatever purpose applied, 1859 1860 1861 1866
different species 1869 1872

different species of a class; 1859 1860 1861
different species in the same class; 1866
same class in their homologous organs, to whatever purpose applied; 1869 1872

homologous parts constructed on the same pattern 1859 1860 1861 1866
homologous parts 1869
serial and lateral homologies 1872

resemblance in an 1859 1860 1861 1866
close resemblance in the 1869 1872

homologous parts, which 1859 1860 1861 1866
parts which are homologous, and which 1869 1872

from each other 1859 1860 1861 1866
OMIT 1869 1872

in different species of a class of the 1859 1860 1861
in different species of the same class of the 1866
in allied though very distinct species of their 1869
of the 1872

though 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869
in allied though distinct species, though 1872

relation 1859 1860 1861 1866
a greater or less degree in relation 1869 1872

through the principle of modifications being 1859 1860 1861 1866
with their modifications 1869 1872

corresponding 1859 1860 1861 1866
a corresponding 1869
a corresponding early 1872

selection, 1859 1860 1861 1866
through natural selection, 1869 1872

and their final abortion, present to us no inexplicable difficulties; on the contrary, their presence might 1859 1860 1861
and their final abortion, present to us no inexplicable difficulties; on the contrary, their pre- sence might 1866
might even 1869 1872

have been even 1859 1860 1861
even have been 1866
have been 1869 1872

an arrangement is only so far natural as it is 1859 1860 1861 1866
a natural arrangement must be 1869 1872

the great facts in Morphology become intelligible,— whether we look to the same pattern displayed
by
in
the homologous organs, to whatever purpose applied, of the different species of a class; or to the homologous parts constructed on the same pattern in each individual animal and plant.
On the principle of successive slight variations, not necessarily or generally supervening at a very early period of life, and being inherited at a corresponding period, we can understand the
great
great
leading facts in Embryology; namely, the resemblance in an individual embryo of the homologous parts, which when matured
will
....
become widely different from each other in structure and function; and the resemblance in different species of a class of the homologous parts or
organs
organs,
though fitted in the adult
state
members
for
habits
purposes
as different as
is possible.
possible.
Larvæ are active embryos, which have
been
become
specially modified in relation to their habits of life, through the principle of modifications being inherited at corresponding
age.
ages.
On
these
this
same
principles,—
principle—
and bearing in mind, that when organs are reduced in size, either from disuse or selection, it will generally be at that period of life when the being has to provide for its own wants, and bearing in mind how strong is the
force
principle
of inheritance— the occurrence of rudimentary organs and their final abortion, present to us no inexplicable difficulties; on the contrary, their presence might have been even anticipated. The importance of embryological characters and of rudimentary organs in classification is intelligible, on the view that an arrangement is only so far natural as it is genealogical.
Finally, the several classes of facts which have been considered in this chapter, seem to me to proclaim so plainly, that the
inumerable
innumerable
species,
genera
genera,
and