"Ancone" Quotes from Famous Books
... and such probably have been the parents of many other races, especially of those which in some senses may be called hereditary monsters; for instance where there is an additional limb, or where all the limbs are stunted (as in the Ancon sheep), or where a part is wanting, as in rumpless fowls and tailless dogs or cats{190}. The effects of external conditions on the size, colour and form, which can rarely and obscurely be detected during one individual ... — The Foundations of the Origin of Species - Two Essays written in 1842 and 1844 • Charles Darwin |