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

question 23

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)Plato.

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