NATS 1775 Quiz: Trofim Lysenko was an agronomist who worked in Soviet Union in 1920.docx

• School: York University
• Department: Natural Science
• Course: NATS 1775
• Professor: Vera Pavri

Document Summary

Trofim lysenko was an agronomist who worked in soviet union in 1920"s 7 claimed to discover new biological process. Most agricultural researchers at this time believed that it wasn"t the agriculture that played a huge role in seed development, it was actually genetics. Lysenko will become neo-lamarckian named after past scientist named charles. Darwin and lamarck were evolutionists, both believed in evolutionary theory, but they had different mechanisms of evolution. Lamarck said way back in the past there were short neck giraffes in nature. Short neck giraffe who would be completely fine in their environment as long as they had adequate food supplies. As these giraffes stretched, the next generations will be longer necks and he thought the evolutionary process. Darwin said there are both short necks and long necks giraffe in nature. Long necks had advantage over there counter parties. Darwin suggested that this long neck was a genetic advantage.