Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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dominant | Yes | Yes | No | No |
recessive | Yes | Yes | No | No |
dominant (noun) | recessive (noun) |
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an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different | an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical |
(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale |
dominant (adjective) | recessive (adjective) |
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exercising influence or control | (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical |
(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar | of or pertaining to a recession |
most frequent or common |