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I HAD not thought of grafts when I wrote my paper, and I have to thank Mr. Beeby for reminding me of an excellent illustration of my views; though I cannot gather from his letter whether he considers the “individuality” for which he contends to be represented by matter or force. Adopting his phrase I would apply it to both. The material form, e.g., of the leaf of the scion, is due to molecular motion, set up by a group of forces acting in a way peculiar to the life of the scion; which forces, together with the resulting form, constitute its individuality—somewhat as a man is known by his mental and moral characters as well as by his face.
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HENSLOW, G. Grafts and Heredity. Nature 45, 198 (1891). https://doi.org/10.1038/045198b0
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