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On the Origin of Species (2nd Edition)
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On the Origin of Species (2nd Edition)
Charles Darwin
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CHAPTER I.

VARIATION UNDER DOMESTICATION.

Causes of Variability--Effects of Habit--Correlation of Growth--Inheritance--Character of Domestic Varieties--Difficulty of distinguishing between Varieties and Species--Origin of Domestic Varieties from one or more Species--Domestic Pigeons, their Differences and Origin--Principle of Selection anciently followed, its Effects--Methodical and Unconscious Selection--Unknown Origin of our Domestic Productions--Circumstances favourable to Man's power of Selection

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