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Also Known As Trofim Denisovich Lysenko
Born 1898 • Ukraine
Died November 20, 1976 (aged 78) • Kyiv • Ukraine • (Anniversary in 7 days)
Subjects Of Study inheritance of acquired characteristics • neo-Lamarckism

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