Look up: Dominance

1. Dominance
   Dominant genes affect the phenotype when present in either homozygous or heterozygous condition. A dominant gene need only be obtained from one parent to achieve expression.
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2. Dominance
   Condition in communities or in vegetational strata in which one or more species, by means of their number, coverage or size have considerable influence upon or control of the conditions of existence of associated species.
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3. dominance
   Being the most powerful or important, often over something or someone else.
   Example: For years Pete Sampras showed his dominance at Wimbledon.
   See also: dominate
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4. dominance
   [n] - the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
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5. Dominance
   A strategy dominates another if it is guaranteed to lead to a better results....more on Dominance
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6. dominance
   a) (ecology) in general, the influence of a dominant species; b) (plant ecology) more specifically, the influence that a species exerts over a community, measured e.g. by its mass or its basal area per unit area of ground surface or by the proportion it forms of the total cover, mass, or basal area ...
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7. dominance
   <genetics> The full phenotypic expression of a gene in both heterozygotes and homozygotes. ... Origin: L. Dominari = to govern ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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8. dominance
   ascendance noun the state that exists when one person or group has power over another; `her apparent dominance of her husband was really her attempt to make him pay attention to her`
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9. dominance
   noun the organic phenomenon in which one of a pair of alleles present in a genotype is expressed in the phenotype and the other allele of the pair is not
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10. dominance
    (dom´ĭ-nәns) the state of being dominant. in genetics, the phenotypic expression of a gene in both heterozygotes and homozygotes. incomplete dominance , partial dominance failure of one gene to be completely dominant, heterozygotes showing a pheno...
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11. Dominance
    • (n.) Alt. of Dominancy
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12. dominance
    in genetics, greater influence by one of a pair of genes (alleles) that affect the same inherited character. If an individual pea plant with the ... [8 related articles]
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13. dominance
    (L. dominari to govern) in genetics, the full phenotypic expression of a gene in both heterozygotes and homozygotes.
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14. dominance
    dominance 1. In ecology, the ability of a given species, because of its size, population density, or fitness, to predominate within a community and affect or control other species there. 2. As a behavior, a situation in which an individual animal has higher status in a group in terms of access to fo...
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15. Dominance
    This is used in many contexts, but the general meaning is that something is uniformly better than something else. For example, consider two activities in a linear program, say j and k, such that: j has greater cost: c_j >= c_k j produces less of each requirement: A(i, j) <= A(i, k) for i such that we require A(i,.)x >= b_i j consumes more...
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16. dominance
    Type: Term Pronunciation: dom′i-nănts Definitions: 1. The state of being dominant.
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17. dominance
    
    • superior development of one side of the body
    • the state that exists when one person or group has power over another
    • the power or right to give orders or make decisions
    
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18. dominance
    In genetics, the masking of one allele (an alternative form of a gene) by another allele. For example, if a heterozygous person has one allele for blue eyes and one for brown eyes, his or her eye colour will be brown. The allele for blue eyes is described as recessive and the allele for brown eyes a...
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19. DOMINANCE
    The principle of visual organization which suggests that certain elements should assume more importance than others in the same composition. It contributes to the organic unity by emphasizing the fact that there is one main feature and that other elements are subordinate to it.
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20. dominance
    The property of one of a pair of alleles that suppresses the expression of the other member of the pair in heterozygotes.
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21. Dominance
    assertive characteristics of a dog and its influence over other dogs or people.
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22. Dominance
    (genetics) `Dominance` in genetics is a relationship between two variant forms (alleles) of a single gene, in which one allele masks the expression of the other in influencing some trait. In the simplest case, if a gene exists in two allelic forms (A & B), three combinations...
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23. Dominance
    (ethology) `Dominance` in the context of biology and anthropology is the state of having high social status relative to one or more other individuals, who react submissively to dominant individuals. This enables the dominant individual to obtain access to resources such as food or access to p...
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24. Dominance
    (economics) `Market dominance` is a measure of the strength of a brand, product, service, or firm, relative to competitive offerings. There is often a geographic element to the competitive landscape. In defining market dominance, you must see to what extent a product, brand, or firm controls ...
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