LYSENKOISM


Meaning of LYSENKOISM in English

Pronunciation: l ə - ' se ŋ -k ō - ˌ i-z ə m

Function: noun

Etymology: Trofim Lysenko

Date: 1948

: a biological doctrine asserting the fundamental influence of somatic and environmental factors on heredity in contradiction of orthodox genetics

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