NEET BIOLOGY

GENETICS AND EVOLUTION

INHERITANCE AND VARIATION

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the study of organisms at the early stages of development?
A
DNA studies
B
Comparative Embryology
C
Extinction
D
Fossil Record
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Embryology, the study of the development of the anatomy of an organism to its adult form, provides evidence for evolution as embryo formation in widely-divergent groups of organisms tends to be conserved.

Detailed explanation-2: -Embryology is the branch of biology that investigates the formation of gametes (sex cells) before fertilization, as well as the fertilization and development of embryos and fetuses, and organisms.

Detailed explanation-3: -Comparative embryology is the branch of embryology that compares and contrasts embryos of different species. It is used to show how all animals are related. Many things are compared (such as whether or not the organism has a notochord or gill arches).

Detailed explanation-4: -Embryology is a branch of science that is related to the formation, growth, and development of embryo. It deals with the prenatal stage of development beginning from formation of gametes, fertilization, formation of zygote, development of embryo and fetus to the birth of a new individual.

Detailed explanation-5: -Comparative embryology is the study of the similarities and differences in the embryos of different species. Similarities in embryos are likely to be evidence of common ancestry. All vertebrate embryos, for example, have gill slits and tails.

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