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 3. Dimensions of the Mass of Assimilase with Special Reference to 



Protein Synthesis 293 



CHAPTER X. THE CHANGE OF PROTOPLASM STRUCTURE AND THE 



REVELATION OF LIFE PHENOMENA 298 



1. The Oscillation of Protoplasm Structure 298 



2. Resorption and Excretion 300 



3. The Movement of Organisms 304 



4. The Mechanism of Blood Coagulation 309 



5. The Mechanism of Mitosis 312 



CHAPTER XI. THE SUMMARY OF PART IV 318 



REFERENCES 328 



PART V 

 THE NATURE OF EVOLUTION 



CHAPTER I. THE THEORY OF MEMORY "335 



1. The Faculty of Protein to Memorize Its Structure 335 



2. Training Effect and the Oblivion of Memory 339 



3. The Cause of Aging 343 



CHAPTER II. ONTOGENY 347 



1. The Principle of Individual Development 347 



2. The Mechanism of Regeneration 349 



3. The Formation of Organs 351 



4. The Significance of Fertilization 358 



CHAPTER III. THE DEVELOPMENT OF CANCERS 361 



1. The Reduction of Protoplasm to Primitive Structure 361 



2. The Predisposition to Cancer 364 



CHAPTER IV. THE MANNER OF THE GRADUAL CHANGE OF GENES 367 



1. The Explanation of the Biogenetic Law or the Theory of Recapitulation 367 



2. The Liberation of Active Groups 368 



3. The Establishment of the Strong Reversibility in Gene Structure. . . 373 



CHAPTER V. GRADUAL ALTERATION OF GENE AND ITS 



RELATIONSHIP TO MUTATION 375 



1. Orthogenesis 375 



2. Phage as a Free Gene 376 



3. The Production of Fitted Characters by Adaptation 379 



CHAPTER VI. SELECTION AND ISOLATION 382 



1. The Effect of the Selection 382 



2. The Effect of Isolation and the Origin of Species 385 



CHAPTER VII. THE MECHANISM OF ADAPTATION 387 



1. The Adaptation as a Reversible Change 387 



2. Dauermodifikation 388 



3. Various Types of Adaptation 389 



