Men*del"ism

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Mendelian \Men*de"li*an\, prop. a. [See {Mendel's law}.]
   1. (Biol.) Pert. to Mendel, or to Mendel's law; as, Mendelian
      inheritance.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   2. (Biol.) Behaving or being in accordance with Mendel's laws
      of inheritance; -- said of the distribution of inherited
      characteristics and of traits thus distributed. --
      {Men*de"li*an*ism}, {Men*del"ism}, n.
      [Webster 1913 Suppl. +PJC]