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according action animals appear authority become believe birds body bred breed buds cattle cause certain chapter characters Chronicle climate close colour common constitution crossed cultivated derived distinct dogs domesticated doubt effects exist extremely facts female fertilised fertility flowers fowls fruit Gardens gemmules give given greater growth hand head horses hybrids important improved increased individuals inherited instance Journal kind known less male manner modified namely natural nearly never observed occasionally occur offspring organs parent period pigeons pigs plants pollen possible present principle probably produced races raised rarely remarks reproductive respect result reversion says seed seen selection sexual sheep shown slight sometimes species sterility structure successive tion transmitted valued variability variations varieties various vary whilst whole wild yield young
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| 書名 | The Variation of animals and plants under domestication v. 2, 第 2 卷 The Variation of animals and plants under domestication v. 2, Charles Darwin |
| 作者 | Charles Darwin |
| 出版者 | Appleton, 1876 |
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