Lysenkoism
noun
Ly·sen·ko·ism
lə-ˈseŋ-kō-ˌi-zəm 
: a biological doctrine asserting the fundamental influence of somatic and environmental factors on heredity in contradiction of orthodox genetics
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Lysenkoism
noun
Ly·sen·ko·ism
lə-ˈseŋ-kō-ˌiz-əm
: a biological doctrine asserting the fundamental influence of somatic and environmental factors on heredity in contradiction of orthodox genetics
called also Michurinism
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