governing vs dominant

governing and dominant both are nouns.

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

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

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