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Q.Write two differences between ontogeny and phyllogeny.

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Ontogeny = development of an individual (egg to adult); Phylogeny = evolutionary history of a species/race. "Ontogeny repeats phylogeny" (recapitulation theory).

Two differences between ontogeny and phylogeny:

OntogenyPhylogeny
It is the developmental history of a single individual, from the fertilised egg (zygote) up to the adult stage.It is the evolutionary (racial) history of a whole species or group of organisms through geological time.
It deals with the growth and development of one organism during its own life span.It deals with the ancestral line of descent and the evolution of the entire race/species.
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