On these same principles, and bearing in mind that when organs are reduced in size, either from disuse or through natural selection, it will generally be at that period of life when the being has to provide for its own wants, and bearing in mind how strong is the force of inheritance-the occurrence of rudimentary organs might even have been anticipated.
Hastapen berauen arabera,-eta kontuan hartuz gero, dela erabilerarik ezaz dela hautespen naturalaren bidez organoak tamainuz murrizten direnean, izakiak bere premiei erantzun beharra duen bizitzako aldian murrizten direla eskuarki, eta gogoan izanez gero zein sendoa den herentziaren indarra-, aldez aurretik ere antzeman zitekeen aztarna-organoen agerpena.