In the Mid-1900s, the Soviet Geneticist Lysenko Believed That His

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Multiple Choice

In the mid-1900s, the Soviet geneticist Lysenko believed that his winter wheat plants, exposed to ever-colder temperatures, would eventually give rise to ever more cold-tolerant winter wheat. Lysenko's attempts in this regard were most in agreement with the ideas of

• A) Cuvier.
• B) Hutton.
• C) Lamarck.
• D) Darwin.
• E) Lyell.

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