Mendelian inheritance

type of biological inheritance
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Summary

Mendelian inheritance ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,989 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Named after: Gregor Mendel[2]
  • Subclass of: pattern in nature[3], heredity[4], Mendelism[5]
  • Commons category: Mendelian inheritance[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Mendelian inheritance[7]
  • Described by source: Otto's encyclopedia[8], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[9], Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921[10], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[11]

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Influence

Things named for Mendelian inheritance include Mendelian randomization[12], a statistical method[13].

Why It Matters

Mendelian inheritance has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] It is known by 94 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

Entities named for it include Mendelian randomization[12], a statistical method[13].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [13] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0396209-Mendelovy-zakony
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0396209-Mendelovy-zakony, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259493|batch #259493]]"
  2. 21w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Named after → —
    Aliases → —
    Subclass of → pattern in nature, heredity, Mendelism
    Described by source → Otto's encyclopedia, Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition, Collier's New Encyclopedia, 1921 +1
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ Yso id: 18068, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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