and that the most abnormally developed organs may be made constant, I see no reason to doubt. Hence, when an organ, however abnormal it may be, has been transmitted in approximately the same condition to many modified descendants, as in the case of the wing of the bat, it must have existed, according to our theory, for an immense period in nearly the same state;
Horregatik, organo bat, denik anomaloena izanik ere, ondorengo eraldatu askori egoera bertsuan transmititu zaienean, saguzarraren hegoaren kasuan bezala, aldi oso luzez egoera bertsuan izan behar izan du; eta, horretara, beste zeinahi egitura baino aldagarriagoa ez izatera heldu da.