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[syn: Mendelism, Mendelianism]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Mendelian \Men*de"li*an\, prop. a. [See Mendel's law.]
1. (Biol.) Pert. to Mendel, or to Mendel's law; as, Mendelian
inheritance.
[Webster 1913 Suppl.]
2. (Biol.) Behaving or being in accordance with Mendel's laws
of inheritance; -- said of the distribution of inherited
characteristics and of traits thus distributed. --
Men*de"li*an*ism, Men*del"ism, n.
[Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
Mendelianism
n 1: the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws [syn:
Mendelism, Mendelianism]