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==History and criticism==

==History and criticism==

The concept of a highly conserved [[ontogeny]] dates back to 1828 and the work by [[Karl von Baer]].  Baer's work was cited by [[Charles Darwin]] and used in support of his [[Theory of Evolution]]. The concept was made famous though by Ernst Haeckel in 1874 with the publication of his drawings of the conserved stage. Haeckel was mainly pushing the concept of [[recapitulation]] in which he hypothesized that ontological development repeated the evolutionary steps of the organism. Recapitulation has since been discredited and is not accepted by any modern [[biologist]]. Haeckel has been accused of falsifying his embryonic drawings, most notably by Jonathan Wells in his book Icons of Evolution.<ref>http://www.iconsofevolution.com/</ref> Some biology text books used Haeckel's drawings for many years after it was known they were faked. However, most modern biology textbooks only use them now for historical reference and actual photos of embryos are used to discuss the pharyngula stage.<ref>http://creation.com/embryonic-recapitulation-questions-and-answers</ref><ref>http://creation.com/appendix-1-common-arguments-for-evolution-that-have-been-rejected</ref><ref>http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/Coyne-IconsReview.htm</ref>

The concept of a highly conserved [[ontogeny]] dates back to 1828 and the work by [[Karl von Baer]].  Baer's work was cited by [[Charles Darwin]] and used in support of his [[Theory of Evolution]]. The concept was made famous though by Ernst Haeckel in 1874 with the publication of his drawings of the conserved stage. Haeckel was mainly pushing the concept of [[recapitulation]] in which he hypothesized that ontological development repeated the evolutionary steps of the organism. Recapitulation has since been discredited and is not accepted by any modern [[biologist]]. Haeckel has been accused of falsifying his embryonic drawings, most notably by Jonathan Wells in his book Icons of Evolution.<ref>http://www.iconsofevolution.com/</ref> Some biology text books used Haeckel's drawings for many years after it was known they were faked. However, most modern biology textbooks only use them now for historical reference and actual photos of embryos are used to discuss the pharyngula stage.<ref>http://creation.com/embryonic-recapitulation-questions-and-answers</ref><ref>http://creation.com/appendix-1-common-arguments-for-evolution-that-have-been-rejected</ref><ref>http://chem.tufts.edu/AnswersInScience/Coyne-IconsReview.htm</ref>

==References==

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