Multiple choice

'Ontogeny repeats phylogeny' is a part of which of the following theories?

  1. Recapitulation theory

  2. Darwin's evolution theory

  3. Lamarck's evolution theory

  4. Weisman's theory

  5. -

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Explanation

The theory of recapitulation is often expressed in Ernst Haeckel's phrase 'ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny'. It is a largely discredited biological hypothesis that in developing from embryo to adult, animals go through stages resembling or representing successive stages in the evolution of their remote ancestors.