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There is a process which takes place not only artificially by means of rearing and breeding but also in free nature, which at its face value seems to contradict all heredity; viz., the origin of new forms which are heritably different from their parents. If heredity is to maintain its reputation as phenomenon of life worthy of investigation and a vital point in many scientific problems, then genetics must be aware of this contradiction and give attention to this apparently insoluble problem. What is the cause of the origin of these heritably different forms? Is the genotype variable for each given individual?
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Sirks, M.J. (1956). Change in the Heritable Predisposition of the Individual. In: General Genetics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-015-7587-4_19
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