Meaning Of The Word Dominant

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dominant in American English
exercising authority or influence; dominating; ruling; prevailing
that species of plant or animal most numerous in a community or exercising control over the other organisms by its influence upon the environment
adjective: ruling, governing, or controlling; having or exerting authority or influence
noun: the one of a pair of alternative alleles that masks the effect of the other when both are present in the same cell or organism

dominant in British English
adjective: having primary control, authority, or influence; governing; ruling
noun: a dominant allele or character

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