Need to be really careful with chatbots—they can sometimes reinforce misunderstandings. Lysenkoism is a red herring here, since that's a (discredited) hypothesi

Need to be really careful with chatbots—they can sometimes reinforce misunderstandings. Lysenkoism is a red herring here, since that's a (discredited) hypothesis about inherited traits. Acquired traits tend to have both inherited and environmental aspects (nature and nurture). These interact in complex ways to make you you. Education, nutrition, and similar factors have pronounced somatic (non-inherited) effects. I think your arrow of causality might have been a bit off here:the key insight is that genes aren’t necessarily expressed optimally in adverse conditions. For example, if you lack proper nutrition during a critical growth phase, even having the genetic potential to grow 7 feet tall won’t matter. Resource constraints mean it simply won’t happen—your body can’t grow that tall without the necessary inputs. Now I’m really curious about your mental model! Could you share more about it or relevant parts of your Grok chat?