The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

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The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication is Charles Darwin’s extensive two-volume scientific work analyzing heredity, artificial selection, and variation in domesticated species to support and elaborate his theory of evolution.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf non-fiction book
scientific book
work of biology
aimsTo provide evidence from domestication
support the theory of evolution
analyzes effects of selective breeding
inheritance patterns
variation under domestication
author Charles Darwin
contains Pangenesis hypothesis
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
discusses cats
cattle
cultivated plants
domestic dogs
fowls
horses
pigeons
rabbits
field animal breeding
evolutionary biology
plant breeding
firstEditionFormat two-volume set
focusesOn domesticated animals
domesticated plants
follows On the Origin of Species
genre scientific literature
hasIllustrations yes
hasPart Volume I
Volume II
influenced later genetics research
language English
mainTheoryDiscussed theory of evolution by natural selection
notableConcept pangenesis
numberOfVolumes 2
placeOfPublication London
proposes provisional hypothesis of pangenesis
publicationYear 1868
publisher John Murray
relatedWork The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex
subject artificial selection
domestication
evolution
heredity
variation in domesticated species
timePeriodDescribed 19th century breeding practices


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