Codominant
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Codominant is an adjective meaning Equally dominant.
Meaning
Equally dominant.
More Meanings
- (genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
- A species or organism that jointly dominates a region.
Example Sentences
codominant species in a region
A and B are ‘co-dominant’ versions of the same gene, O being the ‘recessive’ form of it.
Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand.
Word Forms
- co-dominant
- codominants
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include co-dominant, codominated, equicorrelated, equidifferent, equiconsistent, equipollent.
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