Mendelian inheritance

https://doi.org/10.1351/goldbook.10930

Inheritance in which stable and indivisible characteristics are controlled entirely or overwhelmingly by a single genetic locus and transmitted over many generations.

Source:
PAC, 2016, 88, 713. 'Glossary of terms used in developmental and reproductive toxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2016)' on page 776 (https://doi.org/10.1515/pac-2015-1202)