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mendelism

Men·del·ism
M m

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    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-dl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈmɛn dlˌɪz əm/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [men-dl-iz-uh m]
    • /ˈmɛn dlˌɪz əm/

Definitions of mendelism word

  • noun mendelism the theories of heredity advanced by Gregor Mendel. 1
  • noun mendelism the science of heredity based on Mendel's laws with some modifications in the light of more recent knowledge 0
  • noun mendelism the theory of heredity as formulated by Gregor Mendel 0
  • noun mendelism The whole body of principles of heredity formulated by G. Mendel, that represent the basis of genetics. 0
  • noun mendelism The study of heredity of character. 0

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Origin of mendelism

First appearance:

before 1900
One of the 17% newest English words
First recorded in 1900-05; Mendel + -ism

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Parts of speech for Mendelism

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mendelism popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for mendelism

noun mendelism

  • law of segregation — the principle, originated by Gregor Mendel, stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent.

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