Used in genetics to describe the relationship between alleles where one masks the effect of the other.
In Mendel's laws, dominant traits tend to appear.
noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Attributive use, typically modifying a noun to indicate a dominant allele or trait.
Dominant genes are expressed more strongly than recessive genes.
dominant character; dominant trait
dominant gene
autosomal dominant inheritance
Composed of 優 (superior) and 性 (nature/trait), coined as a genetics term to translate 'dominant'.