# Meckel-Serres law

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. The theory of recapitulationism, according to which "ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny".

## Etymology
It was formulated in the 1820s by Étienne Serres based on the work of Johann Friedrich Meckel.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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