In [[genetics]], '''non-Mendelian inheritance''' is the passing on of a trait in a form other than through [[chromosome|chromosomal]] [[Mendelian inheritance|inheritance]]. This is especially used to talk about [[inheritance patterns]]. Forms of non-Mendelian inheritance include the inheritance of [[mitochondrial diseases|mitochondrial]] or [[chloroplast]] diseases and traits. Also included are infectious, heredity, and genetic maternal effects. [[Imprinting (genetics)|Imprinting]] is another important exception to [[Mendel]]'s rules because the behaviour of imprinted genes is affected by which parent the genes are inherited from.
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In [[genetics]], '''non-Mendelian inheritance''' is the passing on of a trait in a form other than through [[chromosome|chromosomal]] [[Mendelian inheritance|inheritance]]. This is especially used to talk about [[inheritance patterns]]. These include infectious, heredity, and genetic maternal effects.
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[[Imprinting (genetics)|Imprinting]] is another important exception to [[Mendel]]'s rules because the behaviour of imprinted genes is affected by which parent the genes are inherited from.
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In genetics, non-Mendelian inheritance is the passing on of a trait in a form other than through chromosomalinheritance. This is especially used to talk about inheritance patterns. These include infectious, heredity, and genetic maternal effects.
Imprinting is another important exception to Mendel's rules because the behaviour of imprinted genes is affected by which parent the genes are inherited from.
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