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Comments on Puzzle #6840: Study in phylogeny
By Bethany Johnson (bjj)

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#1: bugaboo (bugaboo) on Sep 6, 2010 [SPOILER]

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#2: Web Paint-By-Number Robot (webpbn) on Sep 7, 2010
Found to be logically solvable by Gator.
#3: Gator (Gator) on Sep 7, 2010 [HINT]
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#4: Bethany Johnson (bjj) on Sep 8, 2010 [SPOILER]
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#5: Teresa K (fasstar) on Sep 13, 2010
Cool puzzle. Interesting subject.
#6: Kristen Vognild (kristen) on Aug 17, 2012 [SPOILER]
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#8: Belita (belita) on Jan 23, 2026 [SPOILER]
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#9: Bill Eisenmann (Bullet) on Apr 2, 2026
Ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny.

Or so I was taught.

Then they said no it doesn't.

Thoughts?
#10: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Jul 15, 2026
Nuance :) really, development reflects evolutionary history because descendants inherit developmental programs from ancestors.
#11: David Bouldin (dbouldin) on Jul 15, 2026
at least that's what chatgpt taught me XD

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