Non mendelian inheritance includes mitochondrial inheritance, wherein maternal. The basic principles of gregor mendels model of inheritance have held up for over a. Mendelian, nonmendelian, multigenic inheritance, and epigenetics. Variations on mendels laws overview article khan academy.
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