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lecessive one, the chance of its becoming estab- 

 hshed is exactly the same. If through a muta- 

 tion a character appears that has an injurious 

 effect, however shght this may be, it has prac- 

 tically no chance of becoming established. 

 If through a mutation a character appears 



I'iG. 9+. Evolution of elephant's trunk. (After Lull.) 



that has a beneficial influence on the individual, 

 tlie chance that the individual will survive is 

 increased, not onlv for itself, but for all of its 



