Mendelism

American  

[men-dl-iz-uhm] / ˈmɛn dlˌɪz əm /

Also Mendelianism

noun

1. the theories of heredity advanced by Gregor Mendel.

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Mendelism British  

/ ˈmɛndəˌlɪzəm, mɛnˈdiːlɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. the science of heredity based on Mendel's laws with some modifications in the light of more recent knowledge

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Etymology

Origin of Mendelism

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ism

Example Sentences

In the sections to follow, we consider some of the extensions of Mendelism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Mendelism, 4, 67, 74, 75, 81 et seq.,

From Woman and Womanhood A Search for Principles by Saleeby, C. W. (Caleb Williams)

For that special group of adaptation phenomena classed under the head of Mimicry, Mendelism seems to offer an interpretation simpler than that at present in vogue.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall

First, many, probably most, of the more important human traits are complexes, not units, and it is a long and difficult process to analyze them into their units, with which alone Mendelism deals.

From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.

Mendelism is the doctrine of the pure transmission of unit characters.

From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry