Recapitulation, or the biogenetic "law" is shown to be held in disrepute by many biologists. Evidences from embryology as well as logical implications of the "law" if it were true are used to show that recapitulation cannot be a valid biological principle. Quotations from several modern textbooks are given to illustrate that some biologists are unwilling to reject in toto the views of Haeckel, in spite of evidence to the contrary. In fact, many authors continue to refer to fishlike gill slits in mammalian embryos, thereby perpetuating the myth of recapitulation.