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dominant
'dominant' - used as an adjective
Synonyms for 'dominant'
1. exercising influence or control
television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion
the dominant partner in the marriage
2. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

'dominant' - used as a noun
3. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
4. an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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Antonym
  • subordinate
  • recessive
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