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trofim denisovich lysenko

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Ly⋅sen⋅ko

[li-seng-koh; Russ. li-syen-kuh]
–noun
Tro⋅fim De⋅ni⋅so⋅vich [truh-fyeem dyi-nyee-suh-vyich] , 1898–1976, Russian biologist and agronomist.
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Ly·sen·ko   (lĭ-sěng'kō, -syěn'kə)   
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.
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Lysenko Ly·sen·ko (lĭ-sěng'kō, -syěn'kə), Trofim. 1898-1976.

Soviet biologist and agronomist known for his mistaken belief in the genetic theory that acquired characteristics can be inherited.

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