Mendel

American  

[men-dl] / ˈmɛn dl /

noun

1. Gregor Johann 1822–84, Austrian monk and botanist.

2. a male given name, form of Mandel.

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Mendel British  

/ ˈmɛndəl /

noun

1. 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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Mendel Scientific  

/ mĕn′dl /

1. 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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Example Sentences

One of his five sons, Rabbi Mendel Goldstein, assumed leadership of the synagogue and its school.

From Los Angeles Times

"The family broke. They are falling apart," his brother-in-law Rabbi Mendel Kastel told reporters after a sleepless night.

From BBC

Their discovery - of the structure and function of deoxyribonucleic acid or DNA - ranks alongside those of Mendel and Darwin in its significance to modern science.

From BBC

According to the classic theory of genetics laid out by the biologist Gregor Mendel, if both parents carry a recessive gene then there's a one in four chance that their child will inherit the condition.

From BBC

The building, which sees thousands of visitors each year, was formerly the home of the leader of the Orthodox Jewish movement - Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson.

From BBC