Definitions / Explanation : Recapitulation theory or Biogenetic law & Palaeontology

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Definitions / Explanation : Recapitulation theory or Biogenetic law & Palaeontology

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This theory says that "Ontogeny recapitulates evolutionary history.

This means an organism repeats its ancestral history during its development.

It is the study of past life based on the fossil records. It furnishes the most direct and most reliable evidence for evolution.

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