Mendel
Gre·gor Jo·hann [greg-er yoh-hahn; German grey-gawr-yoh-hahn], /ˈgrɛg ər ˈyoʊ hɑn; German ˈgreɪ gɔr ˈyoʊ hɑn/, 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.
a male given name, form of Mandel.
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How to use Mendel in a sentence
In addition to his monograph, Mr. Perez released another book, Gilles Mendel by Enoc Perez, available this month at J. Mendel.
Artist Enoc Perez Paints the Great Cities That Never Were | Justin Jones | November 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTAguiar was more interested in talking about Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the spiritual founder of Chabad-Lubavitch.
New Clues in the Mysterious Disappearance of Multimillionaire Guma Aguiar | Matthew DeLuca | August 27, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSuch results were anticipated from the experience of Osborne and Mendel in feeding similar materials.
This quality thus impressed on the next generation, Mendel called the dominant quality.
Catholic Churchmen in Science | James J. WalshWhen people saw us coming, they would say, 'Here is Mendel and here is Mendel's sohn, too.'
Stories of Great Musicians | Kathrine Lois Scobey
It is remarkable that, as far as we know, Darwin never in any way came across Mendel's work.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinA man who keeps his shop open on Sabbath is capable of anything,' said the lanky Mendel, gloomily sweeping in his winnings.
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British Dictionary definitions for Mendel
/ (ˈmɛndəl) /
Gregor Johann (ˈɡreːɡɔr joˈhan). 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist; founder of the science of genetics. He developed his theory of organic inheritance from his experiments on the hybridization of green peas. His findings were published (1865) but remained unrecognized until 1900: See Mendel's laws
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Scientific definitions for Mendel
[ mĕn′dl ]
Austrian botanist and founder of the science of genetics. He formulated the important principles, known as Mendel's laws, that form the basis of modern genetics.
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