Definition of Mendelian in English:
Mendelian
adjective mɛnˈdiːlɪənmɛnˈdiliən
Biology Relating to Mendel's theory of heredity.
Example sentencesExamples
- If the transgene exhibits Mendelian inheritance then it is being transmitted in the germ line.
- An intelligent integration of Mendelian and molecular breeding techniques will help to enhance the nutritive value of staples.
- Since the 1860s Mendelian genetics has recognized that many phenotypic traits are related to functional units of heredity.
- Darwinian biology explained how humans evolved from other life forms, and Mendelian genetics showed how defective traits were inherited.
- Many disorders that occur in families are known to have a genetic component but do not follow clear Mendelian patterns of inheritance.
noun mɛnˈdiːlɪənmɛnˈdiliən
A person who accepts or advocates Mendel's theory of heredity.
Example sentencesExamples
- As John Maynard Smith points out, the early Mendelians - the people early in this century who rediscovered Mendel - at first thought of themselves as anti-Darwinians.
- The story of the emergence of theoretical population genetics, out of a tension between biometricians and Mendelians, has been told eloquently by Provine.
- The great debate between the Mendelians and the biometricians had begun.
Rhymes
anthelion, Aristotelian, Aurelian, carnelian, chameleon, Karelian, Mephistophelian, Pelion, Sahelian
Definition of Mendelian in US English:
Mendelian
adjectivemɛnˈdiliənmenˈdēlēən
Biology Relating to Mendel's theory of heredity.
Example sentencesExamples
- Since the 1860s Mendelian genetics has recognized that many phenotypic traits are related to functional units of heredity.
- An intelligent integration of Mendelian and molecular breeding techniques will help to enhance the nutritive value of staples.
- Darwinian biology explained how humans evolved from other life forms, and Mendelian genetics showed how defective traits were inherited.
- Many disorders that occur in families are known to have a genetic component but do not follow clear Mendelian patterns of inheritance.
- If the transgene exhibits Mendelian inheritance then it is being transmitted in the germ line.
nounmɛnˈdiliənmenˈdēlēən
A person who accepts or advocates Mendel's theory of heredity.
Example sentencesExamples
- As John Maynard Smith points out, the early Mendelians - the people early in this century who rediscovered Mendel - at first thought of themselves as anti-Darwinians.
- The story of the emergence of theoretical population genetics, out of a tension between biometricians and Mendelians, has been told eloquently by Provine.
- The great debate between the Mendelians and the biometricians had begun.