Soviet Medical Encyclopedia

Alternative Inheritance

Biology & Genetics

Also known as: Mendelian inheritance

Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.

Summary

This entry defines alternative inheritance as the phenomena of heredity that follow the laws of Mendel. It serves as a historical reference to the early 20th-century understanding of Mendelian genetics.

Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)

ALTERNATIVE INHERITANCE (synonym: Mendelian inheritance), phenomena of heredity that follow the laws of Mendel (see Mendelism).

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“Alternative Inheritance.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/alternative-inheritance/