Who observed that embryos never pass through adult stages of their ancestors?
A
Von Baer
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B
Charles Darwin
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C
Ernst Haeckel
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D
Richard Owen
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Solution
The correct option is A Von Baer A. Von Baer's laws of embryology are four rules discovered by Karl Ernst von Baer to explain the observed pattern of embryonic development in different species.
B. Charles Robert Darwin (February 12, 1809, to April 19, 1882) was a naturalist and biologist known for his theory of evolution and the process of natural selection.
C. Ernst Haeckel known for the famous statement “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny”, he also invented many words commonly used by biologists today, such as phylum, phylogeny, and ecology. On the other hand, Haeckel also stated that “politics is applied biology”, a quote used by Nazi propagandists.
D. Sir Richard Owen a British anatomist and palaeontologist who is remembered for his contributions to the study of fossil animals, especially dinosaurs.