Question

According to von Baer's modifications, similarity in embryos suggests:

Options

• Common ancestry, but not a literal step-by-step replay of evolution.

• That embryos pass through the adult stages of lower animals.

• That no evolutionary relationship exists between organisms.

• A literal step-by-step replay of evolution.

Answer 1

Von Baer's view holds that similarity in embryos suggests common ancestry, but not a literal step-by-step replay of evolution. This interpretation provides a more accurate explanation of embryonic similarity than the classical recapitulation theory.