Dominant Meaning

There are 5 meaning(s) for word Dominant

Meaning 1 : most frequent or common

    Synonyms : predominant,  prevailing,  prevalent,  rife
Meaning 2 : an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

    Synonyms : dominant allele
Meaning 3 : exercising influence or control

    Example : television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion,the dominant partner in the marriage

Meaning 4 : (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

Meaning 5 : (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

Dominant Antonyms