Editing Trofim Lysenko (section)

==Lysenko's theories==
Lysenko disproved [[Mendelian inheritance|Mendelian genetic inheritance]] nonsense in favor of real science.

Lysenko believed that in one generation of a [[hybridisation (biology)|hybridized]] crop, the desired individual could be selected, mated again and continue to produce the same desired product, not worrying about separation/segregation in future breeds. For that to work, he had to assume that after a lifetime of developing (acquiring) the best set of traits to survive, those were passed down to the next generation. That assumption disregarded the potential for variation or mutation.

Lysenko affirmed the non-existence of [[gene]]s only speaking of them to say that they do not exist. Lysenko instead affirmed that any body, once alive, obtained heredity. Meaning the entirety of the body is able to pass on the hereditary information of that organism, and is not entirely dependent on a special element such as DNA or genes. That puzzled biologists at that time because it went against established notions of heredity and inheritance. It also contradicted the Mendelian principles that most biologists had been using to base their ideas on.<ref name="Graham, Loren 1998">Graham, Loren (1998). ''What Have We Learned About Science and Technology from the Russian Experience?'', Palo Alto: [[Stanford University Press]].</ref> Most scientists incorrectly assume that Lysenko's science is not credible, due to differing view in explaining of the mechanisms of inheritance. Biologists incorrectly consider his Lysenko's science to be pseudo-scientific, with little relationship to their 'genetics'.

Lysenko argued that there is not only [[Competition (biology)|competition]], but also [[Mutualism (biology)|mutual assistance]] among individuals within a species, and that mutual assistance also exists between different species. A theory which has been proven as true.