The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication

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non-fiction book scientific book work of biology

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 Lamarckism ⓘ
surface form: 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, England ⓘ
surface form: 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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Charles Darwin's later scientific works → includesWork → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication ⓘ
Darwin’s experimental garden → associatedWithWork → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication ⓘ
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom → follows → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication ⓘ
The Effects of Cross and Self Fertilisation in the Vegetable Kingdom → influencedBy → The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication ⓘ