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Mendelism

[ men-dl-iz-uhm ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

Mendelism

/ mɛnˈdiːlɪəˌnɪzəm; ˈmɛndəˌlɪzəm /

the science of heredity based on Mendel's laws with some modifications in the light of more recent knowledge

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ism

It is not here claimed that Mendelism is a universal principle, that all characteristics are transmitted in this way.

The lay reader need not perplex himself with the problems and phenomena of Mendelism.

Mendelism certainly offers no suggestion of any such controlling force.

Whether Mendelism will assist the breeder in the production of these finer points is at present doubtful.

The course of the inheritance here illustrates the simplest form of Mendelism.

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