Mendelian

[ men-dee-lee-uh n, -deel-yuh n ]

/ mɛnˈdi li ən, -ˈdil yən /

of or relating to Gregor Mendel or to his laws of heredity.

a follower of Gregor Mendel; a person who accepts Mendelism.

Origin of Mendelian

First recorded in 1900–05; Mendel + -ian

non-Men·de·li·an, adjective post-Men·de·li·an, adjective pre-Men·de·li·an, adjective

The attempted justification of its older meaning by Professor Thomson has led to severe and conclusive Mendelian criticism.

Parenthood and Race Culture |Caleb Williams Saleeby
Again we get our three-to-one Mendelian ratio, but this time it is three hornless to one horned.

Taboo and Genetics |Melvin Moses Knight, Iva Lowther Peters, and Phyllis Mary Blanchard
The Mendelian "factors," as I maintain must be clear to any student of the idea, are Spencer's physiological units.

Woman and Womanhood |C. W. Saleeby
The inheritance of this character from the Mendelian standpoint has not yet been adequately studied.

Abstracts of Papers Read at the First International Eugenics Congress |Various

When any two individuals of these races are crossed they give, as Nabours has shown, in F2 a Mendelian ratio of 1: 2: 1.

A Critique of the Theory of Evolution |Thomas Hunt Morgan

Mendelian

/ (mɛnˈdiːlɪən) /

of or relating to Mendel's laws

Mendelian

Relating to or described by Gregor Mendel or his theories of genetics.