The British Encyclopedia: Or, Dictionary of Arts and Sciences. Comprising an Accurate and Popular View of the Present Improved State of Human Knowledge, Volume 10Mitchell, Ames, and White, 1818 - Natural history |
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... male and female pre- sent very obvious differences in appear- ance and character , which have been ascribed to the influence of the genera tive organs upon the constitution . The removal of the testes in the male , pre- vents those ...
... male and female pre- sent very obvious differences in appear- ance and character , which have been ascribed to the influence of the genera tive organs upon the constitution . The removal of the testes in the male , pre- vents those ...
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... male and female , such as upon the same root bear both male and female flowers , as in the class Monacia . 3. Male , such as upon the same root bear male flowers only , as in the class Diœcia . 4. Female , such as upon the same root ...
... male and female , such as upon the same root bear both male and female flowers , as in the class Monacia . 3. Male , such as upon the same root bear male flowers only , as in the class Diœcia . 4. Female , such as upon the same root ...
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... males and females . It has been long known , that more male children come into the world than females , of which , additional evidence is furnished by the registers of baptisms collected on this occasion , the total of the twenty - nine ...
... males and females . It has been long known , that more male children come into the world than females , of which , additional evidence is furnished by the registers of baptisms collected on this occasion , the total of the twenty - nine ...
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