noun, noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
Genetics term referring to the property of a gene or trait being dominant over another.
この遺伝子は顕性の形質を示す。
This gene shows a dominant trait.
顕性遺伝のパターンを調べる。
Investigate the pattern of dominant inheritance.
apparent infection; symptomatic infection
Compound of 顕 (manifest, apparent) and 性 (nature, property). The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the term is used in modern genetics to translate 'dominance'.