Meaning Of The Word Lysenkoism

Real Dictionary

What's the definition of Lysenkoism? Find Lysenkoism meanings, definitions and more at the Real Dictionary online.

Lysenkoism Meaning

Lysenkoism Definition
Lysenkoism Definition

What's The Definition Of Lysenkoism?

Lysenkoism in American English
a repudiated doctrine based on the belief that characteristics acquired through environmental changes can be transmitted by heredity
noun: a genetic doctrine formulated by Lysenko and asserting that acquired characteristics are inheritable

Lysenkoism in British English
noun: a form of Neo-Lamarckism advocated by Lysenko, emphasizing the importance of the inheritance of acquired characteristics

More Definitions

A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z

Definitions Of The Day

  • Shaving stick ‐ noun: a piece of shaving foam moulded into a slender…
  • Whin ‐ furze; whinstone; noun; noun: any thorny or prickly…
  • Aegisthus ‐ the son of Thyestes and lover of Clytemnestra:…
  • Sorrowful ‐ full of sorrow; feeling, causing, or expressing…
  • Wood ear ‐ tree ear; noun; noun: an edible basidiomycetous…
  • Bats-wing coral-tree ‐ noun: a small tree, Erythrina verspertilio, of…
  • Carolina ‐ city in NE Puerto Rico, near San Juan: pop. 186,000…
  • Poultry farm ‐ noun: a farm on which domestic fowls, esp chickens…
  • Allenby ‐ ˈEdmund Henry Hynman (ˈhɪnmən ) 1st Viscount…
  • Barry ‐ a masculine name; noun: a male given name: from…