Lysenkoism

English

Etymology

From the name of Trofim Lysenko, +‎ -ism.

Noun

Lysenkoism (uncountable)

  1. (evolutionary theory, historical) The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
  2. The use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.

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