What does prepotency mean?
Prepotency means The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance..
Prepotency
Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
Meaning
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance..
Definitions by Sense
- The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
- (biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
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- prepotencies
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