Prepotency
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Prepotency is a noun meaning The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
Meaning
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
More Meanings
- (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.
Word Forms
- prepotencies
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include prepollence, prepollency, precompetence, precellency, preponderation, prefidence.
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