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find evidence in its support, it is unprofitable as an interpreta- 

 tion until or unless we can show that it is at least probable. 



The preceding discussion is based on the idea that there must 

 be two kinds of germ-cells in order to give the Mendelian re- 

 sults. This is perhaps the simplest way to formulate the prob- 

 lem, but it should not be overlooked that the results can also 

 be explained by assuming that all the germ-cells of the hybrid 

 are ahke, containing both dominant and recessive characters, 

 but that after fertihzation internal or external factors determine 

 whether the one or the other character dominates. The diffi- 

 culty of this view is to account for the middle term of the Men- 

 dehan proportion, in which, although the dominant develops, 

 the germ-cells seem to return to the two original kinds. Pos- 

 sibly this difficulty could be met by assuming that the two con- 

 trasted characters are so nearly balanced in half of the progeny, 

 that while the dominating character dominates when differen- 

 tiation begins, it is not able to do so in the germ-cells. It is 

 evident, however, that this interpretation is more compHcated 

 than that of two kinds of germ-cells, and fails to account for 

 the three sharply marked groups. 



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