J & K CET Medical J & K - CET Medical Solved Paper-2008

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                     Ontogeny           recapitulates phylogeny-this theory is called as

    A)  biogenetic law                 

    B)  law of embryology

    C)  law of acquired characters

    D)  law of bridges

    Correct Answer: A

    Solution :

                    Biogenetic law given by Ernst Haeckel (1866) states that Ontogeny (developments of the embryo) is recapitulation of phylogeny (the ancestral sequence), eg, presence of fish like characters in tadpole larvae of frog, birds generally excrete uric acid but embryos excrete ammonia first and urea later on.


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