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MENDELIANISM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does Mendelianism mean?
• MENDELIANISM (noun)
The noun MENDELIANISM has 1 sense:
1. the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
Familiarity information: MENDELIANISM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
The theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Synonyms:
Mendelianism; Mendelism
Hypernyms ("Mendelianism" is a kind of...):
theory of inheritance ((biology) a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations)
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