VMMC VMMC Medical Solved Paper-2008

  • question_answer
    Appearance of teeth in the embryos of birds is an example of

    A) vestigial organs

    B) ontogeny repeats phylogeny

    C) Atavism

    D) speciation

    Correct Answer: B

    Solution :

    Appearance of teeth in the embryos of birds is an example of biogenetic law/recapitulation theory. According to which ontogeny repeats phylogeny. Ontogeny is the life history of an organism while phylogeny is the evolutionary history of the organism.


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