Comparison with 1869 |
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of the horse,— the same number of vertebræ forming the neck of the giraffe and of the elephant,— and innumerable other such facts, at once explain themselves on the theory of descent with slow and slight successive modifications. The similarity of pattern in the wing and
in the leg in the leg 1869 1872 |
leg 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
of a bat, though used for such different purpose,— in the jaws and legs of a crab,— in the petals, stamens, and pistils of a flower,
is likewise
intelligible
on the view of the gradual modification of parts or organs, which were
aboriginally alike in an aboriginally alike in an 1869 1872 |
alike in the 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
early progenitor
in in 1869 1872 | of 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
each
of these classes. of these classes. 1869 1872 |
class. 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
On the principle of successive variations not always supervening at an early age, and being inherited at a corresponding not early period of life, we
....... 1866 1869 1872 | can 1859 1860 1861 |
clearly see why the embryos of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fishes
are are 1866 1869 | should be 1859 1860 1861 1872 |
so closely
similar, similar, 1866 1869 1872 | alike, 1859 1860 1861 |
and
....... 1869 1872 | should be 1859 1860 1861 | are 1866 |
so unlike the
adult forms. We may cease marvelling at the embryo of an air-breathing
mammals mammals 1869 | mammal 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 |
or bird having branchial slits and arteries running in loops, like those
of of 1869 1872 | in 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
a fish which has to breathe
....... 1869 | the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 |
air dissolved in water,
by the aid of well-developed branchiæ. |
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Disuse, aided sometimes by natural selection,
has has 1869 | will 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 |
often
reduced reduced 1869 |
tend to reduce an 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
have reduced 1872 |
organs organs 1869 1872 | organ, 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
when
they have become useless under they have become useless under 1869 |
it has become useless by 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
rendered useless under 1872 |
changed habits or
....... 1869 1872 | under changed 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
conditions of life; and we can clearly
understand on this view the meaning of rudimentary organs. But disuse and selection will generally act on each creature, when it has come to maturity and has to play its full part in the struggle for existence, and will thus have little power
....... 1869 1872 | of acting 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
on an organ during early life; hence the organ will not be
....... 1869 1872 | much 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
reduced or rendered rudimentary at this early age. The calf, for instance, has inherited teeth, which never cut through the gums of the upper jaw, from an early progenitor having well-developed teeth; and we may believe, that the teeth in the mature animal were
reduced, during successive generations, reduced, during successive generations, 1859 1860 1866 1869 |
reduced, during successive genera- tions, 1861 |
formerly reduced 1872 |
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of the horse,— the same number of vertebræ forming the neck of the giraffe and of the elephant,— and innumerable other such facts, at once explain themselves on the theory of descent with slow and slight successive modifications. The similarity of pattern in the wing and
leg leg 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
in the leg 1869 1872 |
of a bat, though used for such different purpose,— in the jaws and legs of a crab,— in the petals, stamens, and pistils of a
flower, flower, 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | flower 1872 |
is
likewise likewise 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | likewise, 1872 |
intelligible intelligible 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 |
to a large extent, intelligible 1872 |
on the view of the gradual modification of parts or organs, which were
alike in the alike in the 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
aboriginally alike in an 1869 1872 |
early progenitor
of of 1859 1860 1861 1866 | in 1869 1872 |
each
class. class. 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
of these classes. 1869 1872 |
On the principle of successive variations not always supervening at an early age, and being inherited at a corresponding not early period of life, we
can can 1859 1860 1861 | can 1866 1869 1872 |
clearly see why the embryos of mammals, birds, reptiles, and fishes
should be should be 1859 1860 1861 1872 | are 1866 1869 |
so closely
alike, alike, 1859 1860 1861 | similar, 1866 1869 1872 |
and
should be should be 1859 1860 1861 | are 1866 | should be 1869 1872 |
so unlike
the the 1859 1860 1861 1869 1872 | their 1866 |
adult forms. We may cease marvelling at the embryo of an air-breathing
mammal mammal 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | mammals 1869 |
or bird having branchial slits and arteries running in loops, like those
in in 1859 1860 1861 1866 | of 1869 1872 |
a fish which has to breathe
the the 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | the 1869 |
air dissolved in
water water 1861 1866 1869 1872 | water, 1859 1860 |
by the aid of well-developed branchiæ. |
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Disuse, aided sometimes by natural selection,
will will 1859 1860 1861 1866 1872 | has 1869 |
often
tend to reduce an tend to reduce an 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
reduced 1869 |
have reduced 1872 |
organ, organ, 1859 1860 1861 1866 | organs 1869 1872 |
when
it has become useless by it has become useless by 1859 1860 1861 1866 |
they have become useless under 1869 |
rendered useless under 1872 |
changed habits or
under changed under changed 1859 1860 1861 1866 | under changed 1869 1872 |
conditions of life; and we can
clearly clearly 1859 1860 1861 1866 1869 | clearly 1872 |
understand on this view the meaning of rudimentary organs. But disuse and selection will generally act on each creature, when it has come to maturity and has to play its full part in the struggle for existence, and will thus have little power
of acting of acting 1859 1860 1861 1866 | of acting 1869 1872 |
on an organ during early life; hence the organ will not be
much much 1859 1860 1861 1866 | much 1869 1872 |
reduced or rendered rudimentary at this early age. The calf, for instance, has inherited teeth, which never cut through the gums of the upper jaw, from an early progenitor having well-developed teeth; and we may believe, that the teeth in the mature animal were
reduced, during successive genera- tions, reduced, during successive genera- tions, 1861 |
reduced, during successive generations, 1859 1860 1866 1869 |
formerly reduced 1872 |
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