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... individual . By it a groundwork remains unchanged amid incessant variation ; by it Nature ever copies and imitates herself . Ideally con- sidered , heredity would simply be the reproduction of like by like . But this conception is ...
... individual . By it a groundwork remains unchanged amid incessant variation ; by it Nature ever copies and imitates herself . Ideally con- sidered , heredity would simply be the reproduction of like by like . But this conception is ...
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... individual longevity is entirely exempt from these conditions . Everything tends to show that long life is the result of an internal principle of vitality , which privileged individuals receive at their birth . It is so deeply imprinted ...
... individual longevity is entirely exempt from these conditions . Everything tends to show that long life is the result of an internal principle of vitality , which privileged individuals receive at their birth . It is so deeply imprinted ...
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... individual characteristics are transmitted ; as , for instance , stammering , speaking through the nose , and lisping . There are many families of singers , and there are also families that have no ear at all for melody . Loquacity ...
... individual characteristics are transmitted ; as , for instance , stammering , speaking through the nose , and lisping . There are many families of singers , and there are also families that have no ear at all for melody . Loquacity ...
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... individual type is subject to the law of heredity , no less than the specific type . It is a disputed question whether we must conclude that de- viations from the specific type , anomalies of all kinds — such as strabismus , myopia ...
... individual type is subject to the law of heredity , no less than the specific type . It is a disputed question whether we must conclude that de- viations from the specific type , anomalies of all kinds — such as strabismus , myopia ...
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... individual , or do they become in his descendants a new , an ac- quired character ? The brain , for example , like every other organ , is developed by exercise . If this increase , whether of size or of energy , is transmissible , some ...
... individual , or do they become in his descendants a new , an ac- quired character ? The brain , for example , like every other organ , is developed by exercise . If this increase , whether of size or of energy , is transmissible , some ...
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