The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume 2THE VARIATION OFReading editionChapter navigation39 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHE VARIATION OFCHAPTER 2.XIII.—INHERITANCE continued—REVERSION OR ATAVISM.CHAPTER 2.XIV.—INHERITANCE continued.—FIXEDNESS OF CHARACTER—PREPOTENCY— SEXUAL LIMITATION—CORRESPONDENCE OF AGE.CHAPTER 2.XV.—ON CROSSING.CHAPTER 2.XVI.—CAUSES WHICH INTERFERE WITH THE FREE CROSSING OF VARIETIES— INFLUENCE OF DOMESTICATION ON FERTILITY.CHAPTER 2.XVII.—ON THE GOOD EFFECTS OF CROSSING, AND ON THE EVIL EFFECTS OF CLOSE INTERBREEDING.CHAPTER 2.XVIII.—ON THE ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF CHANGED CONDITIONS OF LIFE: STERILITY FROM VARIOUS CAUSES.CHAPTER 2.XIX.—SUMMARY OF THE FOUR LAST CHAPTERS, WITH REMARKS ON HYBRIDISM.CHAPTER 2.XX.—SELECTION BY MAN.CHAPTER 2.XXI.—SELECTION, continued.CHAPTER 2.XXII.—CAUSES OF VARIABILITY.CHAPTER 2.XXIII.—DIRECT AND DEFINITE ACTION OF THE EXTERNAL CONDITIONS OF LIFE.CHAPTER 2.XXIV.—LAWS OF VARIATION—USE AND DISUSE, ETC.CHAPTER 2.XXV.—LAWS OF VARIATION, continued.—CORRELATED VARIABILITY.CHAPTER 2.XXVI.—LAWS OF VARIATION, continued.—SUMMARY.CHAPTER 2.XXVII.—PROVISIONAL HYPOTHESIS OF PANGENESIS.CHAPTER 2.XXVIII.—CONCLUDING REMARKS.CHAPTER 2.XIII.CHAPTER 2.XIV.CHAPTER 2.XV.CHAPTER 2.XVI.CHAPTER 2.XVII.CHAPTER 2.XVIII.CHAPTER 2.XIX.CHAPTER 2.XX.CHAPTER 2.XXI.CHAPTER 2.XXII.CHAPTER 2.XXIII.FACTS AND CONSIDERATIONS OPPOSED TO THE BELIEF THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE ACT IN A POTENT MANNER IN CAUSING DEFINITE MODIFICATIONS OF STRUCTURE.CHAPTER 2.XXIV.CHAPTER 2.XXV.CHAPTER 2.XXVI.CHAPTER 2.XXVII.PART I.PART II.CHAPTER 2.XXVIII.CHAPTER 2.XXVIII. (continued 2)CHAPTER 2.XXVIII. (continued 3)Previous chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →Volume 2 — CHAPTER 2.XIII.—INHERITANCE continued—REVERSION OR ATAVISM.All chapters and sections (39)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHE VARIATION OFVolume 2 · Chapters222222222222222222222222222Volume 2 · Other sectionsFACTS AND CONSIDERATIONS OPPOSED TO THE BELIEF THAT THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE ACT IN A POTENT MANNER IN CAUSING DEFINITE MODIFICATIONS OF STRUCTURE.Volume 2 · Chapters2222Volume 2 / Part 1 · Parts1Volume 2 / Part 2 · Parts2Volume 2 / Part 2 · Chapters222ANIMALS AND PLANTSUNDER DOMESTICATIONBYCHARLES DARWIN, M.A., F.R.S., ETC.IN TWO VOLUMES← Front matterCHAPTER 2.XIII.—INHERITANCE continued—REVERSION OR ATAVISM. →