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Mendelism Biol. (now chiefly hist.).|ˈmɛndəlɪz(ə)m|
[f. the name Mendel (see Mendelian a.) + -ism.]
The theory that discrete bodies (now called genes) control the inheritance of any particular character and that these are inherited in accordance with certain simple laws first propounded by Mendel; the body of knowledge (forming the basis of the modern science of genetics) founded on the experiments performed and laws propounded by Mendel.
1903Science 20 Mar. 451/2 The breeder wants to preserve the desirable characters or traits and eliminate the undesirable ones, but under the strict interpretation of Mendelism this is difficult. 1905R. C. Punnett (title) Mendelism. 1906L. H. Bailey Plant Breeding (ed. 4) 168 Already so many adjustments have been made of the Mendelian principles that it is becoming difficult to determine what Mendelism is. 1920Edin. Rev. July 135 Mendelism promises to furnish the stock-breeder with better and more certain means of increasing the economic value of his stock. 1927Haldane & Huxley Animal Biol. ii. 62 The comparatively new science called Mendelism. 1942[see biometry 2]. 1966E. A. Carlson Gene ii. 11 If Weldon had stopped here he might have won the battle and delayed the inevitable victory of Mendelism for more years than it took. |