The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) by Darwin
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"The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2)" by Charles Darwin is a scientific work published in 1868. This comprehensive study examines how animals and plants change through selective breeding and domestication. Darwin presents detailed observations from years of experiments and correspondence with breeders worldwide. The work also introduces his theory of heredity called pangenesis, attempting to explain how traits pass from parents to offspring. This massive undertaking
represents over four years of intensive labor, laying groundwork for Darwin's later explorations of human evolution and emotional expression. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume II (of 2) |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication |
| Credits | E-text prepared by Steven Gibbs, Keith Edkins, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 61.7 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Variation (Biology) |
| Subject | Domestic animals |
| Subject | Plants, Cultivated |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 28897 |
| Release Date | May 20, 2009 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1063 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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