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dominant 1. Genetics a. (of an allele) producing the same phenotype in the organism irrespective of whether the allele of the same gene is identical or dissimilar b. (of a character) controlled by such a gene 2. Music of or relating to the fifth degree of a scale 3. Ecology (of a plant or animal species within a community) more prevalent than any other species and determining the appearance and composition of the community 4. Genetics a. a dominant allele or character b. an organism having such an allele or character 5. Music a. the fifth degree of a scale and the second in importance after the tonic b. a key or chord based on this 6. Ecology a dominant plant or animal in a community How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| One wonders, though, how graduates of these schools manage in our dominantly secularist colleges and universities, or whether they simply avoid them. There is a relative directness about the English language--as Robert Kaplan saw it, a dominantly linear pattern of thought and discourse (Kaplan, 1966)--that seems to serve the dual purpose of getting things said and getting the job done. Instead, complaints come dominantly from competing sellers. |
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