non-Mendelian inheritance

Any inheritance pattern where traits do not segregate according to Mendel’s laws.
OT: non-Mendelian inheritance  Mendelian inheritance
ST: pollination controls, multiple alleles, epistasis, linked genes, pleiotropy, quantitative genes, polygenes, certation, apomixis, polygenes, crossing-over, male sterility, cytoplasmtic inheritance, incompatibility, heterosis effect, lethal factor, sex chromosomes, modifier genes, unreduced gametes, imprinting

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