[li-seng-koh; Russ. li-syen-kuh] 
| Tro⋅fim De⋅ni⋅so⋅vich [truh-fyeem dyi-nyee-suh-vyich] , 1898–1976, Russian biologist and agronomist. |
| 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. |
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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