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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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.
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- noun The
doctrine that maintained thatenvironmentally acquired characteristics could beinherited . - noun The use of
pseudoscience in furtherance of an ideology.
Etymologies
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Examples
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While most presidents will weigh facts which lead to conclusions, Bush deployed the reverse methodology of "Lysenkoism" - conclusions led to "facts."
Mark Green: 10 Big Goals for Obama's First 1460 Days, as Proposed by Progressive Policy Leaders 2009
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While most presidents will weigh facts which lead to conclusions, Bush deployed the reverse methodology of "Lysenkoism" - conclusions led to "facts."
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Lysenko rejected Menelian genetics in favor of the hybridization theories of Russian horticulturalist Ivan Vladimirovich Michurin, and adopted them into a powerful political scientific movement termed Lysenkoism ...
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED Mike Rivero 2010
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There is a consistent track record of authoritarian types screwing up science, such as Lysenkoism in Soviet Russia, and China had up to the 1980 a policy of refusing research on big bang cosmology — they feared theological interpretations.
An Astronomical Perspective on Climate Change | Universe Today 2009
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Referring to the theory of evolution clarifies that one is referring to the modern, unifying theory of evolution, and not incorrect past hypotheses of the mechanism of evolution, such as Lysenkoism or Lamarckism note the use of “nameism” labels, unfairly in the case of Lamarck, to refer to these in an uncomplimentary manner.
Hey Dr. Egnor: At Least Galen Dissected Animals, Not Straw Men - The Panda's Thumb 2007
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The USSR's collapse was made inevitable by state-controlled media and state-mandated mistakes such as Lysenkoism, which forced a wrong theory of wheat farming on 13 time zones, and starved millions.
MetaFilter MetaMonkey 2010
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The USSR's collapse was made inevitable by state-controlled media and state-mandated mistakes such as Lysenkoism, which forced a wrong theory of wheat farming on 13 time zones, and starved millions.
MetaFilter MetaMonkey 2010
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Lysenkoism appears to be alive and well in elite institutions.
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And, environment altering future generations performances/traits is Lysenkoism.
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Lysenkoism appears to be alive and well among the elite.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 1. Science, Faith, and Not Ruling Out Possibilities 2010
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