Lamarck's ideas on evolution were adopted by some Russian scientists,including Michurin and Lysenko in Stalinist Russia.Their textbooks printed Lysenko's assertions that a wheat plant could be made cold-hardy by conditioning in cold storage,or that workmen who develop strong muscles due to working in the mines would produce children who would be born stronger.Which of the major premises of evolution by natural selection was violated?

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Lamarck's idea that changes that are acquired by a parent due to the environment can be passed on to offspring. Only genetically controlled traits can be passed along. There must be a molecular mechanism to allow traits to be passed on to future generations.Bloom's

Lamarck's Ideas on Evolution Were Adopted by Some Russian Scientists,including