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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 â€¦ 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 â€œVâ€? 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 ...
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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, churc...
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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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<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 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
Type: Term Pronunciation: dom′i-nănt Definitions: 1. Ruling or controlling. 2. In genetics, denoting an allele possessed by one of the parents of a hybrid that is expressed in the latter to the exclusion of a contrasting allele (the recessive) from the other parent.
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Dominant
Dominant is the name given to the fifth note of a diatonic scale.
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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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In tonal music, the fifth note of a major or minor scale; for example, G in the C major scale. It is next in importance to the tonic and can be said to dominate because of its special relationship to the tonic (brass players will know it as the `third harmonic` – the first being the `fundamental` ...
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Dominant
a mutant gene that changes the phenotype from normal when at least one mutant gene is present. The phenotype of a heterozygous individual is the same as that of a homozygous individual.
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Dominant
exerting forcefulness or having dominance in a social hierarchy.
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