So enthält z. B. die Reihe, wenn die Stammarten in 4 Merkmalen verschieden sind, 34 = 81 Glieder, 44 = 256 Individuen und 24 = 16 constante Formen; oder was dasselbe ist, unter je 256 Nachkommen der Hybriden gibt es 81 verschiedene Verbindungen, von denen 16 constant sind.
Thus, for example, if the parent-species are different with respect to 4 traits, the series contains 34 = 81 members, 44= 256 individuals and 24 = 16 constant forms; or what amounts to the same, among 256 descendants of hybrids respectively there are 81 different conjunctions, of which 16 are constant.
parent-species = Stammarten See p. 5, s. 10.
members = Glieder See p. 20, s. 12.
constant forms = constante Formen See p. 15, s. 7.
respectively = je Mendel is again speaking of relative numbers here, not absolute numbers. The “individuals” mentioned in the preceding can therefore not refer to individual organisms, but rather to the numerical ratios in which each combination occurs. In the example at hand, for example, there would be one “individual” among 256 on average that exhibits the combination.
conjunctions = Verbindungen See p. 10, s. 14.