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Mendelians

Mendelians is the plural of Mendelian.

Meaning of Mendelian

Noun

Mendelian (plural Mendelians)

  1. 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

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Questions about Mendelians

What is Mendelians the plural of?
Mendelians is the plural of Mendelian.

Words near Mendelians in the dictionary

  1. mendelian
  2. Mendelianism
  3. Mendelianist
  4. Mendelianists
  5. Mendelianly
  6. Mendelians
  7. Mendelic
  8. mendeliome
  9. mendeliomes
  10. Mendelism
  11. Mendelist

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