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Lysenkoism definition

Ly·sen·ko·ism (lī seŋ′kō iz′əm)

noun

a repudiated doctrine based on the belief that characteristics acquired through environmental changes can be transmitted by heredity

Etymology: after T. D. Lysenko (1898-1976), Soviet agronomist who promoted it

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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