Question

State whether the following statements are true or false .
The theory of recapitulation proposes that embryonic development repeats the evolutionary history of their ancestors

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

The theory of recapitulation, often expressed using Ernst Haeckel's phrase "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny"—is a historical hypothesis that the development of the embryo of an animal, from fertilization to gestation or hatching (ontogeny), goes through stages resembling or representing successive stages in the evolution of the animal's remote ancestors (phylogeny.

So, the correct option is 'True'.