It does. It is NOT true that "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny." But there are numerous facets of embryological development that make no sense except in the light of common ancestry.
What we see in developing embryos is a similar pattern of development; one thing developed first, then another thing, then another couple of things, then a bunch of other bits, all in roughly the same order even when compared between different species, we also see features appear that do not exist in the adult form but the embryos have, like limb buds in Dolphins and human tail buds.
While it does not prove evolution outright (and the historical method of using it as proof were shown by scientists to be wrong), evolution does explain this well enough that it is not evidence against: These species share a common ancestor, so their developmental processes occur in a similar way, regardless of what other changes have taken place since their divergence.
Embryology has become a valuable tool to study common and convergent developmental connections between groups of organisms. Developmental Biology, particularly during the embryonic phase, reveals a tremendous amount of information about structural similarities that relate to evolutionary commonalities and differences.
Embryological evidence is one of the strongest evidence for evolution. According to the embryological study it is found that some of the mammals like cow, human etc. possess same kinds of embryo at first stage of development. their embryological development is quiet similar. Thus we can know that the similar embryological development having animals or organisms may have developed from same ancestors.
Yes embryology is the study of embryo's and fetus' during development. In humans it is clear that embryos begin to develop what would have formed into gills that our ancestors had. Also embryos develop a post anal tail which general is gone by birth however sometimes babies are born with it. This shows that our ancestors used to have tails but we have evolved to no longer have them
"Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".
When you study the embryos of the five different vertebrate groups (fish, amphibians, reptiles, birds and mammals), similarities can be drawn.
In the initial stages of development, the embryos of each group are virtually indistinguishable, and each possess a post-anal tail and paired pharyngeal pouches. These will go on to fulfill different functions for each group (the pouches will become gills for fish, but the inner ear for mammals).
As development continues, the embryos become visually distinguishable, but we are able to see which species are more closely related than others. In the intermediate stages of gestation, pigs and humans - both mammals - still look fairly similar, whereas it is easy to tell a bird apart.
The longer the embryos resemble each other, the more closely related they are. Their remarkable comparability during embryonic development is the evidence for evolution here.
The similarities that are present in the early stages disappear as development proceeds.
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Analogous structure supports evolution because some of these structure may have existed long ago, however not all analogous structure support the same evolutionary path.
The theory predicts that evolution will happen and in certain ways. The observed evolution makes this prediction correct. It also defines evolution as happening, and as such is perfect evidence in support of it.
There is strong support for the theory of evolution due to fossils that have been found by archeologists. The fossil records show evidence of evolution over billions of years.
it is a support structure
Evolution is the process of deriving species from other species, forms from other forms. Homologous structures are structures in organisms that share the same components. A good example is the vertebrate limb - it's clear that our arm, a bat's wing, a dolphin's flipper and a mole's digging paw all share the same identifiable bones. This supports the idea they're all derived from a structure in a common ancestor, as opposed to being created independently.
The stages of development of the embryos of certain organisms are extremely similar, a fact that suggests the organisms had common ancestors.
Analogous structure supports evolution because some of these structure may have existed long ago, however not all analogous structure support the same evolutionary path.
it shows how they evolve into another
Fossils, D.N.A., vestigial organs or structure, same structure diffrent function.
The morphology of embryos at various stages, and even the developmental patterns of embryos, show the same pattern of nested hierarchies that we find in morphology, behaviour and genomes, independently confirming common descent, but also teaching us how morphologies could diverge through relatively minor genetic shuffling.
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All vertebrates, from Ordovician fish onwards, have the same basic limb structure. This implies that they all share a common ancestor.
The vast majority of scientists support evolution. There is no longer any debate in the scientific community about whether evolution occurs, only the mechanisms in which evolution acts upon is debated.
The theory predicts that evolution will happen and in certain ways. The observed evolution makes this prediction correct. It also defines evolution as happening, and as such is perfect evidence in support of it.
By monitoring how and what an embryo grows as it matures, you can see a lot of things that you cannot see in a fully grown animal. For instance, human embryos have a tail at certain stages in development. They also surprisingly have gills at one stage. Two of these pairs of gill slits disapear as the embryo grows, and the final pair move upwards to become your eustacian canals and ears. This shows us that humans once had tails and that hundreds of millions of years ago we also had gills, which means that at some point in our past we were once sea dwelling.Embryology shows that organisms look the same at their earlier stages. This supports evolution. Evolution is the idea that many organisms have a common ancestor, and that is why they have similar traits.The stages of development of the embryos of different organisms are extremely similar, thereby suggesting common ancestors.