Question

According to the modern embryological view, the pattern of development:

Options

• Has no biological pattern of any kind.

• Exactly repeats the adult stages of lower animals.

• Is a literal replay of evolution.

• Follows its own biological pattern, not a literal replay.

Answer 1

In the modern embryological view, development follows its own biological pattern, not a literal replay. This contrasts with the classical recapitulation view, in which development was seen as a replay of evolution.