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unusual facts about Meckel's cartilage


Meckel's cartilage

Johann Friedrich Meckel, the Younger discovered this cartilage in 1820.


Evolutionary developmental biology

An early version of recapitulation theory, also called the biogenetic law or embryological parallelism, was put forward by Étienne Serres in 1824–26 as what became known as the "Meckel-Serres Law" which attempted to provide a link between comparative embryology and a "pattern of unification" in the organic world.

Recapitulation theory

The first formal formulation was proposed by Étienne Serres in 1824–26 as what became known as the "Meckel-Serres Law", it attempted to provide a link between comparative embryology and a "pattern of unification" in the organic world.

Social Democratic Party in the GDR

On 12 April, Christian Democrat Lothar de Maizière formed a cabinet including six Social Democrats, among them Markus Meckel (foreign affairs), Regine Hildebrandt (social issues) and Walter Romberg (finance).


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