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Balfour, Francis Maitland |
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Balfour, Francis Maitland, 1851–82, Scottish embryologist; brother of A. J. Balfour. He was an early exponent of recapitulation recapitulation, theory, stated as the biogenetic law by E. H. Haeckel , that the embryological development of the individual repeats the stages in the evolutionary development of the species. ..... Click the link for more information. . His Treatise on Comparative Embryology (2 vol., 1880–81) is a classic treatment of the evolution of the egg and embryo. Professor of animal morphology at Cambridge Univ., Balfour did research there and at the zoological station at Naples. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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