dominance
/ˈdɑmənəns/
noun
- The state of being more powerful, important, or successful than others.
- In the animal kingdom, dominance often determines access to food and mates.
- The company achieved market dominance through innovative products.
- The team's dominance in the league lasted for three seasons.
- Control or influence over something or someone.
- Her dominance in the debate was clear from the start.
- The empire's dominance over the region lasted for centuries.
- The dictator maintained dominance through fear and propaganda.
- In genetics, the property of a gene or trait that is expressed when present in a single copy.
- The principle of dominance was first described by Gregor Mendel.
- Brown eye color shows dominance over blue eye color.
- In pea plants, the allele for tall stems exhibits dominance over the allele for short stems.
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