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Mendelian inheritance

men-DEE-lee-un in-HER-ih-tants

mɛnˈdiːliən ɪnˈhɛrɪtəns

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Mendelianinheritance

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patterns of genetic inheritance described by Gregor Mendel's laws; includes the law of segregation (one allele from each parent) and the law of independent assortment; the foundation of classical genetics

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