Meanings of recapitulate phylogeny in English

Ontogeny will recapitulate phylogeny provided that two necessary principles can be validated.

I tend to recapitulate phylogeny every morning.

[Unfortunately, this reference to the embryological dictum that "Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny" is not merely a joke.

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.