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NEET UG 2026 · Zoology · Question 159

NEET 2026 Zoology, question 159

Question 159 of the NEET 2026 paper (re-exam) is a Zoology question from Evolution. Its idea, Embryological Support, was asked only this once in NEET 2017–2026. The NTA final answer key gives option 3.

Updated 2026-10-08

Q159 · Zoology

Which of the following is not evidence for evolution ?

  1. 1Convergent evolution of traits like wings of birds and butterflies
  2. 2Paleontological evidence from fossil records
  3. 3Embryological support for evolution as proposed by Ernst HeckelOfficial answer
  4. 4Divergent evolution of anatomical structures such as forelimbs

Official answer: option 3 · NTA final answer key

Same idea

The only question on Embryological Support

No other NEET paper from 2017–2026 tested this exact idea.

Embryological Support: every question and how it was framed

The chapter

Evolution in ten years of NEET

28 questions from 2017–2026, asked in 10 of 10 papers, about 2.7 a paper. Evidence for Evolution alone had 12.

Evolution: questions per paper

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