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Mendelian
/ mɛnˈdiːlɪən /
adjective
- of or relating to Mendel's laws
Other Words From
- non-Men·deli·an adjective
- post-Men·deli·an adjective
- pre-Men·deli·an adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of Mendelian1
Example Sentences
To understand how restless leg syndrome might affect overall health, the researchers used a technique called Mendelian randomisation.
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.
Diagnosing rare Mendelian disorders is a labor-intensive task, even for experienced geneticists.
The investigators used a statistical method called Mendelian Randomization to see how genes that are associated with a certain trait affect other traits of interest.
They’ve created genetically modified females or males whose odds of spreading a gene to their offspring are significantly higher than 50%—the typical Mendelian chance that a descendant will inherit a particular gene variant.
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