Mendelism

[ men-dl-iz-uhm ]

noun

1. the theories of heredity advanced by Gregor Mendel.

Mendelism

/ ˈmɛndəˌlɪzəm; mɛnˈdiːlɪəˌnɪzəm /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Mendelism¹

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ism

Example Sentences

Crude hereditarianism often re-emerges after major advances in biological knowledge: Darwinism begat eugenics; Mendelism begat worse eugenics.

From Nature

If we want to honour Mendel, then let us read him seriously, which is to say historically, without back-projecting the doctrinaire Mendelism that came later.

From Nature

Inasmuch as we shall give much consideration to this method in the chapter on Mendelism we need not consider it further here.

From Project Gutenberg

But the answer which will occur to everyone at the present time is in terms of "Mendelism," into a discussion of which we cannot enter.

From Project Gutenberg

III The lay reader need not perplex himself with the problems and phenomena of Mendelism.

From Project Gutenberg