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LYSENKO
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Soviet geneticist whose adherence to Lamarck's theory of evolution was favored by Stalin (1898-1976)
Synonyms:
Lysenko; Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
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Instance hypernyms:
geneticist (a biologist who specializes in genetics)