dominant

Plural: dominants

Noun

• A controlling or superior genetic character; a fifth note in a scale.
• (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
• an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
• The fifth major tone of a musical scale (five major steps above the note in question); thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.
• The triad built on the dominant tone.
• Of an allele, that a heterozygote for the allele has the same phenotype as the homozygote.
• A species or organism that is dominant.
• The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.

Adjective

• exercising influence or control
  • "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"
  • "the dominant partner in the marriage"
• (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

Adjective Satellite

• most frequent or common

Adj

• Ruling; governing; prevailing
• Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.
• Preferred and used with greater dexterity than the other, as the right hand of a right-handed person or the left hand of a left-handed one.
• Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.
• Being the dominant

Examples

• The dominant party controlled the government.
• The dominant plants of the Carboniferous were lycopods and early conifers.
• The triple-word score became the dominant feature of his Words With Friends strategy, guiding all plays.

Synonyms

dominant allele, predominant, prevailing, prevalent, rife, dominator, imposing

Antonyms

recessive, subordinate, defiant, obedient, rebellious, submissive, submissive#Noun

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