MENDELIAN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Mendelian mean? 

• MENDELIAN (noun)
  The noun MENDELIAN has 1 sense:

1. a follower of Mendelism

  Familiarity information: MENDELIAN used as a noun is very rare.

• MENDELIAN (adjective)
  The adjective MENDELIAN has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's laws

  Familiarity information: MENDELIAN used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• MENDELIAN (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A follower of Mendelism

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("Mendelian" is a kind of...):

follower (a person who accepts the leadership of another)

• MENDELIAN (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to Gregor Mendel or in accord with Mendel's laws

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Context example:

Mendelian inheritance

Pertainym:

Mendel (Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884))

Derivation:

Mendel (Augustinian monk and botanist whose experiments in breeding garden peas led to his eventual recognition as founder of the science of genetics (1822-1884))

 Context examples 

This is important because Mendelian Randomization analysis, a statistical approach for testing causal relationship between an exposure and an outcome, shows a potential causal relationship between how the DLC1 gene modifies fibroblasts cells and the changes in oxygen levels during sleep.

(Researchers identify genetic variations linked to oxygen drops during sleep, National Institutes of Health)