NEET2020ZoologyEvolutionActual
Embryological support for evolution was disapproved by
Options
- AAlfred Wallace
- BCharles Darwin
- COparin
- DKarl Ernst von Baer
Correct answer
D. Karl Ernst von Baer
Step-by-step solution
EMBRYOLOGICAL evidence: 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. According to Ernst Hackel, ontogeny (development of the embryo) is the recapitulation of phylog