Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mendelism

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
mendelism
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The whole body of principles of heredity, formulated by G. Mendel, that represent the basis of genetics.

Uncountable

noun

The study of heredity of character.

Uncountable

Etymology

Etymology tree English Mendel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Mendelism From Mendel + -ism.

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Questions

What does mendelism mean?
The whole body of principles of heredity, formulated by G. Mendel, that represent the basis of genetics.
Where does mendelism come from?
Etymology tree English Mendel Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ισμός (-ismós)der. English -ism English Mendelism From Mendel + -ism.

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