DOMINANT

/ˈdɒmɪnənt/ ► audio Scrabble 11 Words With Friends 14

Scrabble letter values: D2O1M3I1N1A1N1T1 = 11

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

  • “television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion”
  • “the dominant partner in the marriage”
  • “prevailing winds”

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