dominance
dominance

dominant


Definition: Meaning of, dominant in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈdɒmɪnənt /

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  1. more powerful, important, or noticeable than other people or things [↪  dominate]
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  2. controlling or trying to control other people or things - used to show disapproval [=  domineering]
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  3. technical a dominant GENE causes a child to have a particular physical feature or illness, even if it has been passed on from only one parent [↪  recessive]
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[singular] [technical]
  1. the fifth note of a musical SCALE of eight notes
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dominant used in phrases

  • X-linked dominant inheritance (noun)
    1. hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring
  • autosomal dominant disease (noun)
    1. a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
  • autosomal dominant disorder (noun)
    1. a disease caused by a dominant mutant gene on an autosome
  • dominant allele (noun)
    1. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
  • dominant gene (noun)
    1. gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical
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