the mode of inheritance of nulear genes, in contrast to "non-Mendelian" or "extra-nuclear" inheritance that is controlled by cytoplasmic heredity determinants. [Source: Agricultural Genome Information System, USDA
the inheritance of genes or characteristics according to Mendel's laws.
This refers to the inheritance of single genes and follows specific patterns: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X linked inheritance (see Genetics Fact Sheets 6 - 8: Mendelian Patterns of Inheritance).
A pattern of inheritance displayed by a trait under the control of one gene, which fits one of the 'standard patterns' First described by the monk Gregor Mendel . (Cf: dominant, recessive or X-linked.)
A hereditary process where genetic traits are passed from parents to offspring and are explained in terms of chromosomes separating, independent assortment of genes and the homologous exchange of segments of DNA. There are three modes of Mendelian inheritance: autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive and X-linked inheritance. Named after Gregor Mendel, who first studied and recognised the existence of genes and this method of inheritance by experimenting with and breeding different varieties of peas.
The pattern of gene inheritance originally described by Gregor Mendel; the inheritance of one copy of a gene (allele) from each parent by its offspring.
Inheritance by means of pairs of discrete hereditary factors, now identified with genes. One member of each pair comes from each parent. The genes may blend in their effects on the body, but they do not themselves blend and are passed on intact to future generations.
Transmission of genetic traits in a manner consistent with the principles discovered by Gregor Mendel.
A hereditary process explainable in terms of the segregation of chromosomes, independent assortment, and homologous exchange.
Manner in which genes and traits are passed from parents to children. Examples of Mendelian inheritance include autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, and sex-linked genes.
Simple forms of inheritance which follow the laws of segregation and independent assortment as proposed by Mendel. Examples of Mendelian inheritance include autosomal dominant and autosomal recessive.
One method in which genetic traits are passed from parents to offspring.
Mendelian inheritance (or Mendelian genetics or Mendelism) is a set of primary tenets relating to the transmission of hereditary characteristics from parent organisms to their children; it underlies much of genetics. They were initially derived from the work of Gregor Mendel published in 1865 and 1866 which was "re-discovered" in 1900, and were initially very controversial. When they were integrated with the chromosome theory of inheritance by Thomas Hunt Morgan in 1915, they became the core of classical genetics.
