Medical term:

Lysenkoism



Lysenkoism

(lĭ-sĕng′kō-ĭz′əm)
n.
A biological doctrine championed by Trofim Lysenko that maintained that environmentally induced traits could be inherited and that rejected the principles of genetics and natural selection.
The American Heritage® Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2007, 2004 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
A pseudoscientific doctrine based on Lamarckism, espoused by Russian geneticist TD Lysenko, which formed the basis of Soviet genetics from 1932 to 1965
Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.


Latest Searches:
Yocon - yield - Yesavage - Yersiniosis - Yersinieae - Yersinia - Yerkes - Yergason - yerba - Yeo - yellows - yellow - Yellofins - Yello - Yellen - yawning - yaws - yaw - Yatapoxvirus - Yasmin -
- Service manuals - MBI Corp