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MR. MARCUS M. HARTOG's letter of March 6 inserted in last week's number (p. 462), is a very valuable contribution to the growing evidence that acquired characters may be inherited. I have long held the view that such is often the case, and that I have myself observed several instances of the, at least I may say, apparent fact.
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JENNER-WEIR, J. The Inheritance of Acquired Characters. Nature 39, 486 (1889). https://doi.org/10.1038/039486a0
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