Soviet Agronomist Trofim Lysenko Rejected Darwinian Evolutionary Theory and Mendelian

question 7

True/False

Soviet agronomist Trofim Lysenko rejected Darwinian evolutionary theory and Mendelian genetics, and used his position to persecute Soviet scientists who disagreed with him.

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Affirming the Antecedent

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False Dilemma

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Quiet Evening

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