# Professor Flower — The Origin of Species character guide

> Professor Flower in The Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** Professor Flower

**First appearance:** 0097-xiv-mutual-affinities-of-organic-beings-morphology-embryology-rudimentary-organs-classification

## Who they are

A zoologist who studied mammalian anatomy and classification.

## In the story

### [XIV: Mutual Affinities of Organic Beings: Morphology—Embryology—Rudimentary Organs—Classification](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/xiv-mutual-affinities-of-organic-beings-morphology-embryology-rudimentary-organs-classification)

Quoted regarding the conformity of limb structure in marsupials, suggesting inheritance from a common ancestor.

### [Analogical Resemblances](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/analogical-resemblances)

Mentioned as an authority who agrees with Darwin's conclusion on analogical resemblances in teeth.

### [Morphology](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/the_origin_of_species_se/chapters/morphology)

Referenced for observations on the homologous pattern in marsupial hind feet, suggesting it powerfully suggests inheritance from a common ancestor.

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