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... environment . Major examples of this are : ( a ) The evo- lutionary rise of land animals that carry with them inside ... environment . If it is more complex , it is in general likely to have more adjustment processes . Thus , on the ...
... environment . Major examples of this are : ( a ) The evo- lutionary rise of land animals that carry with them inside ... environment . If it is more complex , it is in general likely to have more adjustment processes . Thus , on the ...
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... environment - heredity or nature - nurture controversy now seems to be a pseudoissue , since the processes whereby heredity and environment influ- ence living systems are becoming clear . Biological templates - the DNA in genes - can be ...
... environment - heredity or nature - nurture controversy now seems to be a pseudoissue , since the processes whereby heredity and environment influ- ence living systems are becoming clear . Biological templates - the DNA in genes - can be ...
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... environment becomes more and more nearly saturated with wastes . While some discarded matter - energy - like ... environment outside the system's territory results in deterioration of the quality of all the earth and its atmosphere ( see ...
... environment becomes more and more nearly saturated with wastes . While some discarded matter - energy - like ... environment outside the system's territory results in deterioration of the quality of all the earth and its atmosphere ( see ...
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