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noun biology The doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species

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Really, guys, the horse of recapitulationism is dead.

The Panda's Thumb: June 2007 Archives 2007
Really, guys, the horse of recapitulationism is dead.

Return of the Son of the Bride of Haeckel - The Panda's Thumb 2007

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