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Mendelism

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Men·del·ism  (mndl-zm) also Men·de·li·an·ism (mn-dl--nzm)
n.
The theoretical principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel; Mendel's laws.
Mendelism [ˈmɛndəˌlɪzəm], Mendelianism [mɛnˈdiːlɪəˌnɪzəm]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) the science of heredity based on Mendel's laws with some modifications in the light of more recent knowledge
Mendelism
the laws of inheritance through genes, discovered by Gregor J. Mendel. — Mendelian. n., adj.
See also: Heredity
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Noun1.Mendelism - the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's lawsMendelism - the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
Mendelianism
theory of inheritance - (biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
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Interest in the theory of discontinuous variations and the possibility of controlling that discrete and abrupt change which produces new species was also influential in reviving interest in Mendelism.
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