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Mendelian

American  
[men-dee-lee-uhn, -deel-yuhn] / mɛnˈdi li ən, -ˈdil jən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Gregor Mendel or to his laws of heredity.


noun

  1. a follower of Gregor Mendel; a person who accepts Mendelism.

Mendelian British  
/ mɛnˈdiːlɪən /

adjective

  1. of or relating to Mendel's laws

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Etymology

Origin of Mendelian

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ian

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The paper, titled "The role of phenylalanine and tyrosine in longevity: a cohort and Mendelian randomization study," examined whether levels of these nutrients in the blood are connected to lifespan.

From Science Daily Feb. 26, 2026

The team used Mendelian randomization, a genetic method that helps researchers assess whether certain biological traits are likely to play a direct role in disease risk.

From Science Daily Jan. 15, 2026

The authors then did something less common, called a Mendelian randomization analysis.

From Slate May 19, 2025

The authors didn’t correct for this problem, and even the Mendelian randomization doesn’t fully solve the issue.

From Slate May 19, 2025

It may be useful as an expression for the ‘unit factors’...demonstrated by modern Mendelian researchers.”

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

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