codominance

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noun

A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.

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Meanings

nouncodominance (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiologyA condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.

Origin

From co- + dominance.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 共显性
  • 共显性 (gòng xiǎn xìng)genetic condition
Finnish kodominanssi
  • kodominanssigenetic condition
French codominance
  • codominancegenetic condition
German Kodominanz
  • Kodominanzgenetic condition
Italian codominanza
  • codominanzagenetic condition
Romanian codominanță
  • codominanțăgenetic condition
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APA

codominance. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codominance

MLA

“codominance.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codominance. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “codominance,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/codominance.

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