Mendelism

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In the sections to follow, we consider some of the extensions of Mendelism.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It will be recalled from the discussion on Mendelism that when a black guinea-pig is mated with a white one the offspring are always black.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Guyer, Michael F.

The course of the inheritance here illustrates the simplest form of Mendelism.

From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.

The essential point in this doctrine of heredity is known as Mendelism; it is the principle of inheritance through the pure transmission of unit characters.

From The Science of Human Nature A Psychology for Beginners by Pyle, William Henry

First, many, probably most, of the more important human traits are complexes, not units, and it is a long and difficult process to analyze them into their units, with which alone Mendelism deals.

From The Social Direction of Evolution An Outline of the Science of Eugenics by Kellicott, William E.