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The biogenetic law summed up as 'Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny' was proposed by which scientist?
ACharles Darwin
BErnst Haeckel
CLeonardo da Vinci
DHugo De Vries
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Ernst Haeckel
1. The biogenetic law, also called the recapitulation theory, states that the development of an individual repeats its evolutionary history.
2. This was given by Ernst Haeckel.
3. Leonardo da Vinci is called the Father of Palaeontology, a different field, which rules out option C.
4. So the answer is Ernst Haeckel, option B.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 19 Origin and Evolution of Life "Evidences from Embryology", p.283_
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