mendelize

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verb

To be inherited according to Mendel's laws.

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Meanings

mendelize1

verbmendelize (third-person singular simple present mendelizes, present participle mendelizing, simple past and past participle mendelized)

present singular third person mendelizes · participle present mendelizing · participle past mendelized · past mendelized

  1. biologyTo be inherited according to Mendel's laws.

Mendelize2

verbMendelize (third-person singular simple present Mendelizes, present participle Mendelizing, simple past and past participle Mendelized)

present singular third person Mendelizes · participle present Mendelizing · participle past Mendelized · past Mendelized

  1. alternativeAlternative form of mendelize.

Origin

From Mendel + -ize, from Gregor Mendel, an Austro-Hungarian priest and scientist, who gained posthumous fame as the figurehead of the new science of genetics. Mendel showed that the inheritance of certain traits follows particular laws, which were later named after him.

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Translations

Finnish mendelöidä
  • mendelöidäto be inherited according to Mendel's laws
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APA

mendelize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendelize

MLA

“mendelize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendelize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mendelize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mendelize.

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