Mendelian

Following the inheritance laws described by Gregor Mendel in the 19th century.

📖 Full definition

Mendel's laws describe the transmission of a monogenic trait: segregation of alleles, dominance, independence. They apply well to binary traits (blood type, some diseases), less so to the complex visible traits of the face.

💡 Concrete example

The ABO blood group follows Mendelian inheritance: three alleles (A, B, O), with A and B dominant over O.

🔄 Synonyms

Mendel's laws

🔗 See also

Monogenic →
Dominant gene →
Recessive gene →
Allele →

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