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Mendelian

[ men-dee-lee-uhn, -deel-yuhn ]

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

/ 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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Other Words From

  • non-Men·deli·an adjective
  • post-Men·deli·an adjective
  • pre-Men·deli·an adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of Mendelian1

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ian
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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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