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prepotent
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Prepotent
The ability of a parent to transmit its characteristics on its offspring so that they resemble that parent, or each other, more than usual. Homozygous dominant individuals are prepotent. Also, inbred cattle tend to be more prepotent than outbred cattle. Found op http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02030.htm
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Prepotent
Pre·po'tent adjective [ Latin praepotens . See Pre- , and Potent .] 1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. Plaifere. 2. (Biol.) Characterized by prepotency. Da... Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/153
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prepotent
1. Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. ... 2. <biology> Characterised by prepotency. ... Origin: L. Praepotens. ... (05 Mar 1998) ... Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?prepotent
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Prepotent
• (a.) Very powerful; superior in force, influence, or authority; predominant. • (a.) Characterized by prepotency. Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/prepotent/
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prepotent
prepotent, prepotence 1. Greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominant. 2. Great influence; superiority. 3. Preferential fertilization of a flower by pollen from another flower, rather than its own. Found op http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/info/view_unit/1738/5
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