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Mendelian inheritance
noun
Definition of MENDELIAN INHERITANCE
: inheritance of characters specifically transmitted by genes in accord with Mendel's laws —called also particulate inheritance
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First Known Use of MENDELIAN INHERITANCE
circa 1910
Medical Dictionary
Mendelian inheritance
noun
Medical Definition of MENDELIAN INHERITANCE
: inheritance of characters specifically transmitted by genes in accord with Mendel's law—called also particulate inheritance; compare blending inheritance, quantitative inheritance
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