...One of the most remarkable inductions of embryology comes next in order. Von Baer found that in its earliest stage, every organism has the greatest number...like the structures displayed at corresponding phases hy a less extensive multitude of organisms ; that at each subsequent stage, traits are acquired which...

...enabled naturalists "to correct their systems of classification," viz. : "That, in its earliest stages, every organism has the greatest number of characters...with all other organisms, in their earliest stages." Or, to put it in language parallel to that of the "law" of this article, false syntax exceptecl ; the...

...the development of a mammalian embryo at the present day. Von Baer says of the embryo, that in its earliest stage every organism has the greatest number...developing embryo from groups of embryos that it previously resembled — thus step by step diminishing the class of embryos which it still resembles ; and that...

...enabled naturalists "to correct their systems of classification," viz. : "That, in its earliest stages, every organism has the greatest number of characters...with all other organisms, in their earliest stages." Or, to put it in language parallel to that of the "law" of this article, false syntax excepted ; the...

...enabled naturalists "to correct their systems of classification," viz.: "That, in its earliest stages, every organism has the greatest number of characters...with all other organisms, in their earliest stages." Or, to put it in language parallel to that of the "law" of this article, false syntax excepted ; the...

...organism as a whole. 52. The most remarkable induction of von Baer comes next in order. It is that in its earliest stage, every organism has the greatest number...other organisms in their earliest stages; that at each subsequent stage, traits are acquired which successively distinguish the developing embryo from...

...has the greatest number of characters in common with all other organisms in their earliest stages; that at each subsequent stage, traits are acquired...developing embryo from groups of embryos that it previously resemEled—thus step by step diminishing the group of embryos which it still resembles : and that...

...differentiation in development was from a general to a special type. ' In its earliest stage,' he said, 1 every organism has the greatest number of characters...with all other organisms in their earliest stages ; at each successive stage the class of embryos which it resembles is narrowed.' In the life-history...

...points in Spencer's exposition under this head seem to be the following : Von Baer's law, that, in its earliest stage, every organism has the greatest number...with all other organisms in their earliest stages, and that at each subsequent stage traits are acquired which successively distinguish the developing...

...But Mr. Haeckel admits that the human ovum differs from other ova.2 It is true, however, that in its earliest stage every organism has the greatest number...with all other organisms in their earliest stages, and the differences become apparent and marked as the later stages of development are reached. It would...