Excerpt from A Biochemic Basis for the Study of Problems of Taxonomy, Heredity, Evolution, Etc, Vol. 2 of 2: With Especial Reference to the Starches and Tissues of Parent-Stocks and Hybrid-Stocks and the Starches and Hemoglobins of Varieties, Species, and Genera The degree of polarization varies from moderate to moderately high (value 5 units more than in either parent. There is little variation in a given aspect of an individual grain as in both parents. With selenite the quadrants are as clear-cut as in B. Single crimson scarlet, and are as irregular in shape as in that starch. The colors are as pure as in both parents, and there are more grains which have a greenish tinge than in either. In the degree of polarization, in which respect the two parents are the same, the hybrid is higher than either. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.