Explanation and meaning of dominant.

dominant

/'dɑmənənt/

adjective
most frequent or common
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Similar:

predominant prevailing prevalent rife frequent
noun
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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Similar:

dominant allele

type of:
allelomorph allele
adjective
exercising influence or control
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"television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion" "the dominant partner in the marriage"

Similar:

supreme possessive predominant predominate preponderant preponderating sovereign superior ascendant ascendent controlling dominating governing overriding paramount

Opposite:

subordinate
noun
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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type of:
note tone musical note
adjective
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
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Opposite:

recessive

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