Mendelism

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

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

This is so much cited in text-books on Mendelism that the student might think it is a common character.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

Such are the fundamental principles of Mendelism; but on them was early grafted a theoretical structure due mainly to the German zoölogist, August Weismann.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul

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.

The first fundamental principle of Mendelism, then, is the existence of relatively constant units, the Mendelian factors, as the basis for transmission of all the traits that go to make up an animal or plant.

From Applied Eugenics by Popenoe, Paul