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Lysenkoism
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English
Etymology
From en Lysenko -ism.
Noun
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en evolutionary theory historical The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.
Related terms
en Lysenkoan
en Lysenkoite
See also
en epigenetics
en eponyms
en Pseudoscience