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Embryology and Evolution

Frair, Wayne F. (1999) Embryology and Evolution. Creation Research Society Quarterly, 36 (2): 3.

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Abstract

Some teachers and textbooks still are presenting a simplistic nineteenth century Darwinian hypothesis that a developing embryo summarizes the evolutionary history of that organism. Mainstream embryologists have rejected this view, called recapitulation, for more than one-half century. The main promoter of recapitulation was anti-theistic Ernst Haeckel who was guilty of falsifying illustrations in order to support his views. Even today some authors unwisely continue to use some of these misrepresentations in evolution sections of textbooks. Because of studies on developmental processes including homeotic genes, our understanding of the origin of life forms is changing rapidly. Design with Divine creation of unrelated types is becoming an increasingly more viable option.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH471 Reproduction. Embryology. Development
Q Science (General) > QH Natural History. Biology > QH359 Biological Evolution > QH359.7 Haeckel. Recapitulation
Depositing User: Admin
Date Deposited: 18 Mar 2025 21:44
Last Modified: 18 Mar 2025 21:44
URI: https://crsq.creationresearch.org/id/eprint/886

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