Project Gutenberg 2001-10-01 Public domain in the USA. 205 Darwin, Charles 1809 1882 Darwin, Charles Robert The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2 Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication This etext was prepared by Sue Asscher from the etext prepared by Robert J. Robbins, PhD of the ESP Project "The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2" by Charles Darwin is a scientific publication from the late 19th century. This volume continues Darwin's exploration of how domestication affects the variation and inheritance of traits in animals and plants, delving deep into concepts such as reversion, inheritance, and the effects of crossing breeds. At the start of this volume, Darwin introduces the principle of inheritance and the phenomenon of reversion or atavism, where traits from distant ancestors reappear in descendants. He discusses various examples of reversion in both animals and plants, illustrating how certain characteristics can emerge again after being lost over generations. The opening section provides insights into the mechanics of inheritance, examining how traits that were once common may lie dormant and later manifest, revealing the complexities of genetic transmission and the potential historical connections within domesticated species. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.4 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Variation (Biology) Domestic animals Plants, Cultivated QH Text Botany Animals-Domestic Category: Science - Biology 1357726 2025-08-02T04:38:30.942658 text/html 1357547 2025-01-08T02:15:56.150529 text/html 576669 2025-08-02T04:38:45.435603 application/epub+zip 598350 2025-08-02T04:38:35.145655 application/epub+zip 558254 2025-08-02T04:38:33.518639 application/epub+zip 1110241 2025-08-02T04:38:53.783566 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1068213 2025-08-02T04:38:44.355603 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 828816 2022-09-02T06:25:36.996638 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1280341 2025-08-02T04:38:30.211652 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1273477 2021-01-01T00:43:46 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17897 2025-08-02T04:38:53.922538 application/rdf+xml 26188 2025-08-02T04:38:34.151646 image/jpeg 4761 2025-08-02T04:38:33.890631 image/jpeg 450442 2021-01-01T00:43:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 573360 2025-08-02T04:38:31.031711 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia