Mendelian

American  

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

adjective

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

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noun

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

Mendelian British  

/ mɛnˈdiːlɪən /

adjective

1. of or relating to Mendel's laws

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Other Word Forms

• non-Mendelian adjective
• post-Mendelian adjective
• pre-Mendelian adjective

Etymology

Origin of Mendelian

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ian

Example Sentences

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.

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To explore whether these drugs might influence dementia risk, the team used a technique called Mendelian Randomization.

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To understand how restless leg syndrome might affect overall health, the researchers used a technique called Mendelian randomisation.

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By applying Mendelian randomization, a powerful causal inference method, the researchers identified 33 out of 913 metabolites studied present in the blood that were associated with bipolar disorder, most of them lipids.

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Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists.

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