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INHERITANCE OF CHARACTERISTICS

IN DOMESTIC FOWL.

BY

CHARLES B. DAVENPORT,
Director of the Station for Experimental Evolution,
Carnegie Institution of Washington.

WASHINGTON, D. C.
Published by the Carnegie Institution of Washington.
1909

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Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication No. 121.

Papers of the Station for Experimental Evolution, No. 14.

PRESS OF J. B. LIPPINCOTT COMPANY
PHILADELPHIA

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.

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Introduction3
Chapter I. The Split or Y Comb5
A. Interpretation of the Y Comb5
B. Variability of the Y Comb and Inheritance of the Variations12
Chapter II. Polydactylism17
A. Types of Polydactylism17
B. Results of Hybridization18
Chapter III. Syndactylism29
A. Statement of Problem29
B. Results of Hybridization32
Chapter IV. Rumplessness37
Chapter V. Winglessness42
Chapter VI. Booting43
A. Types of Booting43
B. Normal Variability43
C. Results of Hybridization46
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