DOMINANT
Scrabble letter values: D2O1M3I1N1A1N1T1 = 11
Definition
- noun (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale.
- noun an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different. — synonyms: dominant_allele
- adjective exercising influence or control.
- adjective (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar.
- adjective most frequent or common. — synonyms: prevailing, prevalent, predominant, rife
Examples
- “television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
- “the dominant partner in the marriage”
- “prevailing winds”