Look up: Dominant

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   Dominant
   Refers to an allele that will always express itself in the phenotype when it is present. It will 'override' other recessive alleles.
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   Dominant
   Being in charge of, or leading ... standing out, in this case the wolf that is stronger than the others. A dominant wolf holds its tail up, pricks its ears, and stand tall around a submissive wolf.
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   Dominant
   An allele is said to be dominant if it expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive allele. See Allele, Phenotype, Recessive.
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   Dominant
   The extent to which a gene is expressed; dominant indicates that it is expressed a lot.
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   Dominant
   A heritable character possessed by one parent of a hybrid which, when pure, will express itself in the hybrid to the apparent exclusion of the opposite or recessive character in the other parent. Also a species that comprises the majority of biota in an ecosystem.
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   dominant
   (Variation and inheritance) an allele that always expresses itself whether it is partnered by a recessive allele or by another like itself
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   dominant
   [adj] - of genes 2. [adj] - exercising influence or control 3. [n] - (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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   Dominant
   the note or chord on the fifth degree of a diatonic scale. Often notated with the “V� Roman numeral
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   Dominant
   Dominant: A genetic trait is considered dominant if it is expressed in a person who has only one copy of that gene. (In genetic terms, a dominant trait is one that is phenotypically expressed in heterozygotes). A dominant trait is opposed to a recessive trait which is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present. (In genetic terms, a rece ...
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    dominant
    a) (ecology) that component of a community, typically a species, which exerts the greatest influence on its character because of its life-form and/or great abundance; b) (ecology/silviculture) generally, an individual or species of the upper layers of the canopy; c) (silviculture) more particularly, one of the 4 main crown classes recognised, on a basis of relative status and condition in the crop...
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    Dominant
    Dom'i·nant adjective [ Latin dominans , -antis , present participle of dominari : confer French dominant . See Dominate .] Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power. « The member of a dominant race is, in his dealings with the subject race, seldom indeed fraudulent, . . . but imperio ...
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    Dominant
    Dom'i·nant noun (Mus.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on. Dominant chord (Mus.) , the chord based upon the dominant.
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    dominant
    <genetics> A gene is said to be dominant if it expresses its phenotype even in the presence of a recessive gene. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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    dominant
    noun (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
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    dominant
    (dom´ĭ-nәnt) exerting a ruling or controlling influence. in genetics, capable of expression when carried by only one of a pair of homologous chromosomes; see dominant gene.
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    Dominant
    • (a.) Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power. • (n.) The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
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    dominant
    in music, the fifth tone or degree of a diatonic scale (i.e., any of the major or minor scales of the tonal harmonic system), or the triad built upon ... [7 related articles]
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    dominant
    dominant 1. In control or command over others. 2. More important, effective, or prominent than others. 3. Relating to a single plant or animal species that is preponderant within a specific community or over a specific period.
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    Dominant
    An allele that is almost always expressed, even if only one copy is present.
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    dominant
    A gene that almost always results in a specific physical characteristic, for example, a disease, even though the patient's genome possesses only one copy. With a dominant gene, the chance of passing on the gene (and therefore the disease) to children is 50-50 in each pregnancy.
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    Dominant
    A characteristic that is apparent in a child even when the gene for it has been inherited from only one parent.
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