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accomplish this miracle of transforming the 

 fertilized egg cell into the fish, or frog, or 

 man — a thing which would be incredible were 

 it not for the fact that it has been seen by 

 hundreds of observers and can be verified at 

 any time by those who will take the trouble to 

 study the process for themselves. 



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Fig. 10. Four Stages ik the Cleavage op the Egg op the 

 Sheep; pb, polar bodies. (After Assheton.) 



