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Embryology (combine with flash Drive). Haeckel's fraud. Altered a diagram of embryos in order to support his theory of common descent The embryos were altered, and he specifically chose embryos that looked similar Michael K. Richardson discovered his fraud
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Haeckel's fraud • Altered a diagram of embryos in order to support his theory of common descent • The embryos were altered, and he specifically chose embryos that looked similar • Michael K. Richardson discovered his fraud • It was called one of the most infamous examples of scientific fraud • Haeckel’s theory continued to appear in textbooks, despite being proven to be a fraud
Homology • Several organisms had homologous features, such as bones in the hands • Some organisms also looked similar in early stages of development