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Which one of the following statements is correct?
- AOntogeny repeats phylogeny.
- BThere is no evidence of the existence of gills during embryogenesis of mammals.
- CStem cells are specialized cells.
- DAll plant and animal cells are totipotent.
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Correct answer: A
Haeckel (1810) proposed that developing animal embryo passes through stages resembling adult forms of its ancestors. Ernst Haeckel (1868, 1874) formulated biogenetic law or racapitulation theory which states that ontogeny (developmental history of an individual) repeats phylogeny (development history of races).
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