dominant vs governing

dominant and governing both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dominant	Yes	Yes	No	No
governing	Yes	Yes	No	No

dominant (noun)	governing (noun)
an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different	the act of governing; exercising authority
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

dominant (adjective)	governing (adjective)
exercising influence or control	responsible for making and enforcing rules and laws
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
most frequent or common