Mendelian
adjective
of or relating to Gregor Mendel or to his laws of heredity.
non-Mendelian
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a word derived from
Mendelian.
Example Sentences
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Beyond those findings, the team discovered that non-Mendelian epigenetic inheritance may occur more often than previously recognized.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026
Explain the observed non-Mendelian results in terms of the violation of the laws governing Mendelian genetics.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Another source of non-Mendelian inheritance is genetic imprinting.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2018
Therefore, a species of amyloid protein has the potential to self-replicate after it has aggregated and can adapt to its environment, which suggests that it might evolve in a non-Mendelian fashion.
From Nature ● Nov. 8, 2016
Most of these are, however, "abnormal" traits or pathological conditions; we are still in the dark regarding the actually Mendelian or non-Mendelian inheritance of most of man's normal characteristics.
From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by William E. Kellicott
