Species emerge not from conscious design but from patient ac... - Hugo de Vries

This quote is attributed to Hugo de Vries.

"Species emerge not from conscious design but from patient accumulation."

Hugo de Vries Nature

Botanist and Geneticist Dutch 1848–1935

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