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Lysenko
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Ly·sen·ko  (l-sngk, -synk), Trofim Denisovich 1898-1976.
Soviet biologist and agronomist. As director of the Institute of Genetics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1940-1964), he had an adverse effect on Soviet agricultural development because of his belief in the genetic theory that acquired characteristics can be inherited.
Lysenko [lɪˈsɛŋkəʊ (Russian) liˈsjɛnkə]
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(Biographies / Lysenko, Trofim Denisovich (1898-1976) M, Russian, SCIENCE: biologist, SCIENCE: geneticist) Trofim Denisovich (traˈfim dɪˈnisəvitʃ). 1898-1976, Russian biologist and geneticist
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Noun1.Lysenko - Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)
Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
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