noun
                                                (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                noun
                                                an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
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                                                                                                                                                                        dominant allele
                                                                                                                                                            
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                exercising influence or control
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion
- the dominant partner in the marriage
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                most frequent or common
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - prevailing winds