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Meanings of ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny in English

Russian
закон геккеля-мюллера
Portuguese
teoria da recapitulação
Spanish
recapitulacion de hackel
Catalan
teoria de la recapitulació

Biological hypothesis.

        закон геккеля-мюллера
        Usage of ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny in English
        1
        Alas, the frontal cortex isn't fully formed until late adolescence - ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny - which means that it's just beginning to solidify in babies.
        Wired
        2
        [Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that " Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke.
        The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000