Dominant vs. Recessive

Dominantnoun

(music) 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.

Dominantnoun

(music) The triad built on the dominant tone.

Dominantnoun

(genetics) A gene that is dominant.

Dominantnoun

A species or organism that is dominant.

Dominantnoun

(BDSM) The dominating partner in sadomasochistic sexual activity.

Dominantadjective

Ruling; governing; prevailing

Dominantadjective

Predominant, common, prevalent, of greatest importance.

Dominantadjective

(medicine) Designating the follicle which will survive atresia and permit ovulation.

Dominantadjective

Ruling; governing; prevailing; controlling; predominant; as, the dominant party, church, spirit, power.

Dominantnoun

The fifth tone of the scale; thus G is the dominant of C, A of D, and so on.

Dominantnoun

(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

Dominantadjective

exercising influence or control;

Dominantadjective

of genes; producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

Recessiveadjective

Going back; receding.

Recessiveadjective

(genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.

Recessiveadjective

(by extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.

Recessivenoun

(genetics) A gene that is recessive.

Recessiveadjective

Going back; receding.

Recessiveadjective

Not appearing in the phenotype unless both alleles of the organism have the same trait; - of genetic characteristics, or of the genes coding for such characteristics, in diploid organisms. Opposite of dominant; hemophilia is a recessive trait.

Recessivenoun

A genetic trait determined by a recessive{2} allele; a trait not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the organism have the same allele; also, an allele which is recessive{2}.

Recessiveadjective

of or pertaining to a recession

Recessiveadjective

of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical