one that produces an effect (the phenotype) in the organism regardless of the state of the corresponding allele. See also heredity.
one that determines the phenotype even when there is only one copy (i.e. in a heterozygous individual).
(Variation and inheritance) one of the alternative forms of a gene for a particular characteristic, which dominates or overrides the recessive form of that gene
An allele which is expressed when only one copy is present in an individual, i.e., in heterozygous condition
An allele that can hide the effect of another (recessive) allele
dominant noun an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different