DOMINANT

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Definition

  1. noun (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.
  2. noun an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different. — synonyms: dominant_allele
  3. adjective exercising influence or control.
  4. adjective (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
  5. adjective most frequent or common. — synonyms: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, rife

Examples

  • “The dominant party controlled the government.”
  • “The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.”

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