NEET Biology question

'*Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny*'is narrated in which of the evidences for organic evolution?

(A)Palaeontological evidence
(B)Physiological evidence
(C)Embryological evidenceCorrect
(D)Anatomical evidence

Answer: (C)

Solution

Ernst Haeckel (1866) proposed recapitulation theory or biogenetic law which states that ‘ontogeny’ (development of the embryo) is recapitulation of phylogeny (the ancestral sequence). It is narrated in the embryological

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