ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny

The now-discredited scientific theory that an organism's embryonic development, or ontogeny, follows the evolutionary stages of its species, or phylogeny. We were able to disprove Haeckel's theory that ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny by closely studying embryonic development.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Shanthi	-	Tamil, Indian, Malayalam, Kannada
LuĈJo	LOO-chyo	Esperanto
Alexios	-	Ancient Greek
Otylia	-	Polish
Maarten	MAH:R-tən	Dutch
Gorgi	-	Macedonian