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The Science and Philosophy of the Organism

Note 46 — THE INDIVIDUAL ORGANISM WITH REGARD TO FORM AND METABOLISM (continued 2)

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It seems that in some cases (Dinophilus, certain Arthropods) the sexual products are invariably determined as “arrenogennetic” or as “thelygennetic” (Wilson, Journ. Exp. Zool. ii. and iii. 1905–6), whilst in others (Amphibia) the state of maturation or “super”-maturation determines the sex of the future organism (R. Hertwig, Verh. D. Zool. Ges. 1905–7).

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