Lysenkoism

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noun

The doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.

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Meanings

nounLysenkoism (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableevolutionary theoryThe doctrine that maintained that environmentally acquired characteristics could be inherited; Lamarckism.
  2. uncountableThe use of pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.

Origin

From Lysenko + -ism.

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Lysenkoism. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Lysenkoism

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