CODOMINANT


Meaning of CODOMINANT in English

— codominance , n.

/koh dom"euh neuhnt/ , adj.

1. Ecol. being one of two or more species that are equally dominant in a biotic community: a forest in which oak and hickory are codominant.

2. Genetics. of or pertaining to two different alleles that are fully expressed in a heterozygous individual.

[ 1895-1900; CO- + DOMINANT ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .