adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   a follower of Mendelism wordnet

Adjective

1. 1
   Of or relating to Gregor Mendel or his theories of genetics not-comparable
2. 2
   Alternative letter-case form of Mendelian. alt-of, not-comparable
3. 3
   Following Gregor Mendel's laws of intergenerational gene transmission. not-comparable

   "a Mendelian disease"

4. 4
   Of or relating to Mendel's laws of gene transmission. not-comparable

   "There are Mendelian inconsistencies in the data."

Adjective

1. 1
   of or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's laws wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

mendelic

Example

More examples

"There are Mendelian inconsistencies in the data."

Etymology

From Mendel + -ian.

Related phrases

Mendelian characterMendelian factorMendelian ratio

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