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Biogenetic law was proposed by

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Leonardo da Vinci
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Birbal Sahni
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Georges Cuvier
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Ernest Haeckel
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The correct option is D Ernest Haeckel
The biogenetic law is a theory of development and evolution proposed by Ernst Haeckel in Germany in the 1860s.
It is one of several recapitulation theories, which posit that the stages of development for an animal embryo are the same as other animals' adult stages or forms. Commonly stated as ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny, the biogenetic law theorizes that the stages an animal embryo undergoes during development are a chronological replay of that species' past evolutionary forms.

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