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beings. In every species these two forces are at work, and 

 the extent to which the general polarising or "vegetative- 

 repetition-force " is subdued by the teleological is an index 

 of the grade of the species. 



This view is analogous to the Geoffroyan conception that 

 the diversity of form is limited by the unity of plan. Owen 

 thus ranges himself with Geoffroy against Cuvier, who 

 considered that diversity of form is limited only by the 

 principle of the adaptation of parts. 



