Mendel's law — Men del s law A principle governing the inheritance of many characters in animals and plants, discovered by Gregor J. Mendel (Austrian Augustinian abbot, 1822 84) in breeding experiments with peas. He showed that the height, color, and other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mendel's law — noun (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research • Topics: ↑genetics, ↑genetic science • Hypernyms:… … Useful english dictionary
Mendel's law — Men′del s law′ n. 1) gen Also called law of segregation the principle stating that during the production of gametes the two copies of each hereditary factor segregate so that offspring acquire one factor from each parent. 2) gen Also called law… … From formal English to slang
Mendel's law — noun Etymology: Gregor Mendel Date: 1903 1. a principle in genetics: hereditary units occur in pairs that separate during gamete formation so that every gamete receives but one member of a pair called also law of segregation 2. a principle in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Mendels law — Men·del’s law (mĕnʹdlz) n. 1. One of two principles of heredity first formulated by Gregor Mendel, founded on his experiments with pea plants and stating that the members of a pair of homologous chromosomes segregate during meiosis and are… … Universalium
Mendel's law — Genetics. 1. See law of segregation. 2. See law of independent assortment. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
Mendel’s law of independent assortment of the genes — each pair of different characters in a hybrid union is independent of the other characters … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
Mendel’s law of the segregation of alleles — hybrid peas containing both alleles in most of their cells form egg and pollen cells that contain either the dominant allele or the recessive allele in equal numbers … Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games
law of dominance — mendel s law 3 … Useful english dictionary
law of independent assortment — n MENDEL S LAW (2) * * * see Mendel s l s … Medical dictionary
