In the 1600s, william harvey studied reproduction and development. what is the term given to the theory which states that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that lead to an adult?

Epigenesis is the term which says that an organism develops from the fertilized egg by a succession of developmental events that leads to an adult. This theory was first published by Aristotle. It became a well established and accepted theory in the late 18th century.