mendelian
mendelian is the alternative letter-case form of Mendelian.
Adjective capitalized: Mendelian
Mendelian (not comparable)
- Of or relating to the Austrian biologist and friar Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) or his theories of genetics.
- The Cambridge “Mendelians” hope to be able to produce at will a brown egg-laying hen of prolific habit, just as they produced a strong rust-resisting wheat of high yield by working on the Mendelian law.1912 May 20, “To Breed Red-Egg Hens. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
- Following Gregor Mendel's laws of intergenerational gene transmission.
- a Mendelian disease
- Of or relating to Gregor Mendel's laws of gene transmission.
- There are Mendelian inconsistencies in the data.
Noun capitalized: Mendelian
Mendelian (plural Mendelians)
- An adherent of the views of the Austrian biologist and friar Gregor Mendel (1822–1884).
- The Cambridge “Mendelians” hope to be able to produce at will a brown egg-laying hen of prolific habit, just as they produced a strong rust-resisting wheat of high yield by working on the Mendelian law.1912 May 20, “To Breed Red-Egg Hens. […]”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 17 Mar 2026
- The Mendelians went further, representing all organisms – including humans – as divisible masses of simple biological atoms called “traits.” Some traits were physical: height, eye color, ear shape and such. Other traits were mental: intelligence, creativity, bravery, musical ability, idiocy....2000 August 27, Joe Cain, “The Prince of Peas”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 Dec 2019
Forms of mendelian
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | mendelian |
| Noun | |
| plural | Mendelians |
Origin of mendelian
From Mendel + -ian.
Words formed from mendelian
- Mendelian character
- Mendelian factor
- Mendelianism
- Mendelianist
- Mendelianly
- Mendelian ratio
Questions about mendelian
- What does mendelian mean?
- Mendelian means of or relating to the Austrian biologist and friar Gregor Mendel (1822–1884) or his theories of genetics.
- What is mendelian the alternative letter-case form of?
- Mendelian is the alternative letter-case form of Mendelian.
- What part of speech is mendelian?
- Mendelian can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near mendelian in the dictionary
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