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Ontogeny Recapitulates Phylogeny

By studying ontogeny (the micro development of embryos), scientists can learn about the evolutionary history of organisms. Ancestral characters are often, but not always, preserved in an organism’s development. For example, both chick and human embryos go through a stage where they have slits and arches in their necks that are identical to the gill slits and gill arches of fish. This observation supports the idea that chicks and humans share a common ancestor with fish. Thus, developmental characters, along with other lines of evidence, can be used for constructing phylogenies (the macro evolutionary history of a kind of organism). Ontogeny recapitulates Phylogeny Haeckel’s embryonic thing The reflections of life Micro and macro stages of change Placenta fertilization It's the origins of growth Recapitulation of the species DNA manifest and begins to takes hold Fish gills - Reptilian Mammalian hair The development of consciousness Would evolve us to contemplate and care This micro macro theory has been rejected The Haeckel proposal denied But to believe the earth is 6,000 year old Is to ignore Einstein's theory of relativity, space and time So, when people say “it's just a theory” It becomes very clear to see If you don't understand the scientific method How will you ever understand the reality? Some of the scientific principles Maybe hard to accept But when you're not interested or dismiss the facts It's the beginning of an intellectual death I'm not saying that faith and beliefs aren't important Culture and curiosity provides the way But to ignore scientific information Is a choice to remain ignorant in modernity today Darwinian evolution The most incredible creation story unfolds It reveals the language of God - science Now the true beauty of life is told

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Date: 12/25/2017 3:27:00 PM
Thanks Lewis, Its a challenge to write about biology! But i love it (biology)
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Date: 12/25/2017 1:55:00 PM
Wow, a bio philosophy poem, great stuff. I like this
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