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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. region & Brazilian…great cause of variation. CUL-DAR185.110i. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2022. RN2

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region & Brazilian. — In plants I

great cause of variation.— It is

— many of the variations, which

"conditional", are really adaptive;

trifling point affecting other

— It is, however, most

force can withstand vast

— & not have varied; whereas

with apparently hardly any

strange [illeg] that local varieties

more perplexing, that great

& exquisitely [text excised] differences of structure.

Goose & Duck good case of difference in variability—

Ass & Horse do. —

Descent undoubtedly quite overrules & overwhelms effect of conditions & even adaptations.—

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[child's handwriting not transcribed]

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)