dominance
Etymology

From dominant + -ance.

Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈdɒmɪnəns/
  • (America) IPA: /ˈdɑmɪnəns/
  • (Australia) IPA: /ˈdɔmɪnəns/
Noun

dominance

  1. The state of being dominant; of prime importance; supremacy.
  2. Being in a position of power, authority or ascendancy over others.
  3. (physiology) The superior development of or preference for one side of the body or one of a pair of organs; such as being right-handed.
  4. (biology, genetics) of an allele, the degree to which it expresses its phenotype when heterozygous, such as whether it is dominant or recessive.
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