- Mendel's laws of inheritance
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Genetic principles proposed by Mendel; law of segregation and law of independent assortment.
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Mendel's laws of inheritance
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Mendel's laws — rules of inheritance based on the breeding experiments of the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel (1822 84), which showed that the inheritance of characteristics is controlled by particles now known as gene. In modern terms they are as follows. (1) Each… … Medical dictionary
Mendel's Laws — Two laws summarizing Gregor Mendel s theory of inheritance. The Law of Segregation states that each hereditary characteristic is controlled by two factors (now called alleles), which segregate and pass into separate germ cells. The Law of… … Glossary of Biotechnology
Mendel's laws — rules of inheritance based on the breeding experiments of the Austrian monk Gregor Mendel (1822–84), which showed that the inheritance of characteristics is controlled by particles now known as genes. In modern terms they are as follows. 1) Each… … The new mediacal dictionary
Mendel , Gregor Johann — (1822–1884) Austrian plant geneticist Born in Heinzendorf (now Hynčice in the Czech Republic), Mendel studied at Olmütz University before entering the Augustinian monastery at Brünn (now Brno in the Czech Republic) in 1843. His childhood… … Scientists
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Mendel, Gregor — The great Moravian/Bohemian biologist (1822 84) who set forth the basic laws that constitute the foundation of classical genetics. Mendelian inheritance is the manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The modes… … Medical dictionary
Inheritance, mendelian — The manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to their children. The four modes of Mendelian inheritance are autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X linked dominant and X linked recessive. The term mendelian refers to the great… … Medical dictionary
Mendel's law — noun (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research • Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Mendel's law — Men′del s law′ n. 1) gen Also called law of segregation the principle stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent. 2) gen Also called law… … From formal English to slang
Mendelian inheritance — For a non technical introduction to the topic, see Introduction to genetics. Part of a series on Genetics Key components Chromosome DNA • RNA Genome Heredity … Wikipedia
