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Fig. 11. A dark rough Guinea-pig, the new combination of characters obtained when animals are mated like those shown in Figs'. 9 and 10, respectively.
a common basis. Blending inheritance may possibly be only a complex sort of Mendelian inheritance, in which many independent factors are simultaneously concerned. The question is one of much theoretical interest. Its solution awaits further investigation.
Fig. 12. A white smooth Guinea-pig, a second new combination of characters, but obtained first among the grandchildren of such animals as are shown in Figs. 9 and 10. Other grandchildren are like the respective grandparents (Figs. 9 and 10) or the parents (Fig. 11).
