Dominant: meaning, definitions and examples
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dominant
[ หdษmษชnษnt ]
behavior
exercising power, control, or influence over others; commanding; prevailing
Synonyms
commanding, controlling, domineering, prevailing
Examples of usage
- She has a dominant personality in the office.
- The dominant player on the team led them to victory.
- His dominant presence made everyone listen to him.
genetics
a genetic variant that produces the same phenotypic effect in heterozygotes as in homozygotes
Synonyms
Examples of usage
- The gene for brown eyes is dominant over the gene for blue eyes.
- In Mendelian genetics, dominant traits mask recessive traits.
Translations
Translations of the word "dominant" in other languages:
๐ต๐น dominante
๐ฎ๐ณ เคชเฅเคฐเคฎเฅเค
๐ฉ๐ช dominant
๐ฎ๐ฉ dominan
๐บ๐ฆ ะดะพะผัะฝะฐะฝัะฝะธะน
๐ต๐ฑ dominujฤ cy
๐ฏ๐ต ๆฏ้ ็
๐ซ๐ท dominant
๐ช๐ธ dominante
๐น๐ท baskฤฑn
๐ฐ๐ท ์ง๋ฐฐ์ ์ธ
๐ธ๐ฆ ู ููู ู
๐จ๐ฟ dominantnรญ
๐ธ๐ฐ dominantnรฝ
๐จ๐ณ ๅ ไธปๅฏผๅฐไฝ็
๐ธ๐ฎ dominanten
๐ฎ๐ธ rรกรฐandi
๐ฐ๐ฟ าฏััะตะผ
๐ฌ๐ช แแแแแแแแขแฃแ แ
๐ฆ๐ฟ รผstรผn
๐ฒ๐ฝ dominante
Word origin
The word 'dominant' comes from the Latin word 'dominans', present participle of 'dominari', which means 'to rule'. The term has been used in various contexts throughout history, from describing powerful rulers to dominant genes in genetics. Over time, 'dominant' has become a common term to signify power, control, or influence over others.