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...affinities of related organisms, the modification of structure in cases which need such modification, the dwarfed and useless representatives of organs...animals and plants, are of large size and functional activity, the fossil remains which are intermediate links between species now living, the progressive...

...from rudimentary structures. Throughout both the animal and vegetable kingdoms we constantly meet with dwarfed and useless representatives of organs, which...teeth, which are never destined to cut the gums ; and throughout its life this animal retains, in a similarly rudimentary condition, a number of organs which...

...from rudimentary structures. Throughout both the animal and vegetable kingdoms we constantly meet with dwarfed and useless representatives of organs, which...the unborn whale has rudimentary teeth, which are nevcrVdcstined to cut the gums ; and throughout its life this animal retains, in a similarly rudimentary...

...animal and vegetable kingdoms dwarfed and useless representatives of organs are constantly met with, which in other and allied kinds of animals and plants...teeth, which are never destined to cut the gums; and throughout its life this animal retains, in a similarly rudimentary condition, a number of organs which...

...from rudimentary structures. Throughout both the animal and vegetable kingdoms we constantly meet with dwarfed and useless representatives of organs, which...teeth, which are never destined to cut the gums; and throughout its life this animal retains, in a similarly rudimentary condition, a number of organs which...

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