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Noun

1. lysenko, trofim denisovich lysenko

Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Trofim Denisovich Lysenko

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Soviet biologist and agronomist. Director of the Institute of Genetics of the Soviet Academy of Sciences (1940-1964), he rejected genetics in favor of Lamarckian ideas and supported the arrest of many scientists, thus hindering the development of Soviet agriculture.

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