Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that

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Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that (A) fishes were amphibious in the past (B) fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors (C) frogs will have gills in future (D) frogs evolved from gilled ancestors

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Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that frog evolved from gilled ancestors. According to Ernst Haeckel theory of Biogeneric, "ontogeny (development of embryo) is recapitulation of phytogeny" (the ancestral sequence).

Q. Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that

fishes were amphibious in the past

fishes evolved from frog-like ancestors

frogs will have gills in future

frogs evolved from gilled ancestors

Presence of gills in the tadpole of frog indicates that frog evolved from gilled ancestors. According to Ernst Haeckel theory of Biogeneric, "ontogeny (development of embryo) is recapitulation of phytogeny" (the ancestral sequence).