Mendel |
Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884)
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Mendel's law |
(genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research
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mendelian |
of or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's laws; "Mendelian inheritance" a follower of Mendelism
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Mendelianism |
Mendelism: the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
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mendelian disorder |
a genetic disease, showing a mendelian pattern of inheritance, and caused by a single mutation in the structure of DNA, which causes a single basic defect that has some pathological consequence or consequences. Called also monogenic or single-gene d. See also inborn error of metabolism, under metabolism.
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