132 EVOLUTION 



It is interesting now to inquire into the 

 occurrence of this remarkable mode of in- 

 heritance, which is seen when the parent 

 forms have opposite or contrasted characters 

 which do not blend. The striking fact is the 



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itrnteH in thfr fihnrt 

 in mice 1 r fl t^, 

 cattle, poultry, ^cgjp-^^ 

 maize^ 



AnofKer striking fact is t]p^ gi;9at_varietv.-Qf 

 chargjiters^ fo ^whic|i i^ applies , e.g. sh,a4e gf 

 colour, peculiarities o fur 

 abnonnal 



like "hrood^pesa" in hf^ns. early 

 or immjinijy to^rust in jyheat, and 



so on. 



Let us give a few examples, arranged in 

 parallel columns. 



Reces^ve character. 



Hornlessness in cattle. Presence of horns. 



Normal short hair in Long "Angora" 



rabbits and guinea- hair. 



pigs 



Short tail in Manx cat Normal length of 



(somewhat imper- tail. 



fectly). 



Normal movements in Waltzing in mice. 



mice. 



