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shown in Fig. 25. This graph is constructed from data 

 collected from the records of males of line A, but graphs 

 constructed from the records of the females of this line 

 and from males and females of line B do not differ from 



in body weight Albino Rat, 

 Series A Males 



.0 20 40 60 80 100 120 



160 ItiO 200 220 240 260 2lsO 3CO 320 340 360 380 4GXJ 420 440 460 480 



Fio. 25. Graphs showing the increase in the body weight with age for males of inbred 

 albino rats. (Series A.) A, graph for the males of the seventh to the ninth generations 

 inclusive; B, graph for the males of the tenth to the twelfth generations inclusive; C, graph 

 for the males of the thirteenth to the fifteenth generations inclusive; D, graph for the males 

 of the first six inbred generations. (After King.) 



it in any essential feature. Curve D is further evidence 

 for concluding that the animals of the first six generations 

 suffered from malnutrition, since, as Miss King notes, it 

 is preposterous to suppose that these animals could have 

 given rise to the very large individuals represented by 



