En EspanolTalking Glossary of Genetic Terms
Francis S. Collins, M.D., Ph.D. defines Mendelian Inheritance
Mendelian Inheritance
men DEE lee uhn
Mendelian inheritance refers to patterns of inheritance that are characteristic of organisms that reproduce sexually. The Austrian monk Gregor Mendel performed thousands of crosses with garden peas at his monastery during the middle of the 19th century. Mendel explained his results by describing two laws of inheritance that introduced the idea of dominant and recessive genes.
Send this term to a friend
How to cite this term for research papers
