2020 Phase-2 EvolutionEvidence for evolution - embryology Medium Question 32 of 143 in Evolution

Embryological support for evolution was proposed by

A Alfred Wallace
B Ernst Heckel
C Karl Ernst von Baer
D Charles Darwin

The answer is B.

Solution

Ernst Heckel proposed embryological evidence for evolution through his 'biogenetic law' (ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny), suggesting that embryonic development of an organism reflects its evolutionary history.

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