dominant
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- adjective
- /ˈdɑːmɪnənt/
- Specialized
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dominante
- Individuals with the dominant gene will show the related trait regardless of the presence of a different allele.
- dominant allele
- autosomal dominant
- dominant trait
Examples
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The brown fur color is a dominant trait that all the puppies inherited from their parents.
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Survey data highlight the dominant focus of home health care programs on serving older adults.
Academic text (1995) -
Each one has the traits of its dominant DNA.
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There were billions and billions of the dominant species on its surface.
Fiction book (2000) -
Of course, she knows it means one dominant and one recessive gene.
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An introduced Asian species, Oryza sativa, is currently the dominant rice species in Africa.
Academic text (2008) -
New genes emerge as dominant, no longer recessive or latent, and organisms change.
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Besides predation, the dominant biotic factor influencing community structure on Caribbean coral reefs is competition.
Academic text (2011) -
In a genetic cross, the dominant allele will determine the phenotype even when paired with a recessive allele.
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A gene that makes a trait appear when only one copy is present and hides the other gene
- Specialized
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A disease that happens when one copy of a gene on a non-sex chromosome changes
- Specialized
A version of a gene that shows its trait even with a different version
- Specialized
A genetic disease from a changed gene on a non-sex chromosome where one bad copy causes illness
- Specialized
A way a strong gene on the X chromosome causes a trait in children who inherit it
How Dominant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Dominant comes from the Latin dominus, which means 'lord' or 'master'. So in genetics a dominant gene is like a 'ruler' that shows its trait even when the other copy is different.