Dollo's law of irreversibility

Summary

Dollo's law of irreversibility is a hypothesis^[1]. It draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (hypothesis category, ranking #99 of 235).^[2]

Key Facts

• Dollo's law of irreversibility is credited with the discovery of Louis Dollo^[3].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's instance of is recorded as hypothesis^[4].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's instance of is recorded as phylogenetic tree^[5].
• Louis Dollo is named after Dollo's law of irreversibility^[6].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/033f41^[7].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/Dollos-law^[8].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as Dollos_lov^[9].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2780674477^[10].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Online PWN Encyclopedia ID is recorded as 3893535^[11].
• Dollo's law of irreversibility's Namuwiki ID is recorded as 진화 비가역의 법칙^[12].

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Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include hypothesis^[4] and phylogenetic tree^[5].

History and Context

Louis Dollo is named after Dollo's law of irreversibility^[6].

Why It Matters

Dollo's law of irreversibility draws 64 Wikipedia views per month (hypothesis category, ranking #99 of 235).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[13] It is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[14]