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(embryology) The doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species..
Use recapitulationism when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Recapitulationism means (embryology) The doctrine that during embryonic development various structures develop that appeared during the evolutionary history of the species..
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