RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1854.11. As in earliest days young, no doubt like old, so once there lived an animal like our embryos. CUL-DAR205.6.48. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 11.2021. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.6 contains notes on embryology [pigeons].
The brown crayon number '12' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Embryology.
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As in earliest days young, no doubt like old, so once there lived an animal like our embryos; but then our embryos no doubt have to a certain extent been modified by selection, it is a chance if such a resemblance cd be detected.
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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