Identify the correct statements.
A. Ernst Haeckel is considered as father of embryology.
B. Von Baer is considered as father of modern embryology.
C. Biogenetic law which states "Ontogeny repeats phylogeny" proposed by father of modern embryology.
Select the correct answer.

Statement A, B and C correct.

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Only Statement B is correct.

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Statement A and B are correct.

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Only Statement C is correct.

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Solution

The correct option is B Statement A and B are correct.
Embryology is the branch of science which deals with the study of the development of gametes, fertilization and the development of the embryo. Caspar Friedrich Wolff is considered as the father of embryology. Karl Ernst Von Baer is considered as the father of modern embryology. The biogenetic law was proposed by Ernest Haeckel. It states that ontogeny repeats phylogeny.
Thus, the correct answer is option B.

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