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Embryology ductive cells of a woman’s, ovary. This
theory, proposed long before by Aristot-
This branch of science studies the
le, maintained that the individual’s spe-
developmental stages between the zygo-
cialized structures developed gradually
te phase that results from the fertilization
from non-specialized ones previously in
of a living thing right through to birth. 137
the egg. But following the disco-
However, the concept of embryology is
very under the microscope of sperm, the
mostly used to describe a branch of bio-
male reproductive cell, some scientists
logy that studies the development of ani-
developed the hypothesis in 1677 that
mal embryos.
sperm carried the fertilizing agent.
Until the 18 th century, embryology
Subsequent research in the field of
was based more on speculation than on
embryology was largely put forwards as
facts. The reason was that genetics had
evidence for evolution. But with the re-
not yet been discovered, and the cell had
alization, that drawings and interpretati-
not as yet been described. In general
ons produced were fake, the situation
terms, the theory at that time was that
was reversed, and embryological studies
initially, all of an animal’s organs were
demonstrated that living things are crea-
in a miniaturized state and only needed
ted with a perfect system with mutually
to open up and develop, like the petals of compatible components. (See Embryo-
a flower. Many naturalists maintained logical evolution below, also Recapitu-
that this initial state existed in the repro-
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Harun Yahya (Adnan Oktar)