The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication by Charles Darwin
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"The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication" by Charles Darwin is a two-volume work published in January 1868. Drawing on thirteen years of breeding experiments and extensive correspondence, Darwin presents detailed observations on domesticated species—from pigeons to plants. The book also introduces his controversial theory of heredity called pangenesis, which attempts to explain how traits pass from parents to offspring. Though Darwin himself felt "nauseated" rereading his own pages, this exhaustive
study laid groundwork for understanding biological inheritance and represented years of painstaking labor beyond his famous Origin of Species. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Darwin, Charles, 1809-1882 |
|---|---|
| Title | The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Variation_of_Animals_and_Plants_Under_Domestication |
| Credits | Sue Asscher, Derek Thompson and Robert J. Robbins |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 57.1 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | QH: Science: Natural history |
| Subject | Variation (Biology) |
| Subject | Domestic animals |
| Subject | Plants, Cultivated |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 3332 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2002 |
| Last Update | Aug 1, 2021 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 4983 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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