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Embryological support for evolution was proposed by:

Options

  1. AErnst Heckel
  2. BKarl Ernst von Baer
  3. CCharles Darwin
  4. DAlfred Wallace

Correct answer

A. Ernst Heckel

Step-by-step solution

Embryological support for evolution was also proposed by Ernst Haeckel based upon the observation of certain features during the embryonic stage common to all vertebrates that are absent in adults. For example, the embryos of all vertebrates including humans develop a row of vestigial gill slits behind the head, but it is a functional organ only in fish and not found in any other adult vertebrate.

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