underdominance

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noun

Less than normal dominance

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Meanings

noununderdominance (uncountable)
  1. uncountableLess than normal dominance

    Hybrids display additive, dominant, and nonadditive (over- and underdominance) modes of inheritance for transcription regulation [8 –10 ].

    2015 October 21, “Hybridization between Yellowstone Cutthroat Trout and Rainbow Trout Alters the Expression of Muscle Growth-Related Genes and Their Relationships with Growth Patterns”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From under- + dominance.

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

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

Chicago

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

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