Which law/rule negates the generalization of the biogenetic law given by Ernst Haeckel?

1.Allen rule2.Bergman’s rule
3.Gause’s law4.von Baer’s law

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Embryological support for evolution was proposed by:

1.Ernst Heckel2.Karl Ernst von Baer
3.Charles Darwin4.Alfred Wallace

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The presence of gills in the tadpole of a frog indicates that:

1. Fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors
2. Frogs will have gills in future
3. Frogs evolved from gilled ancestors
4. Fishes were amphibious in the past 

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The statement “Embryos pass through successive stages that represent the adult forms of less complex organisms in the course of development” can be equated with:
1. Recapitulation theory 2. Baer’s law
3. Descent with modification 4. Punctuated equilibrium
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