overdominance
noun
over·dom·i·nance ˌō-vər-ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s 
-ˈdäm-nən(t)s
: the condition wherein a heterozygote produces a phenotype more extreme or better adapted than that of the homozygote
overdominant
ˌō-vər-ˈdä-mə-nənt
adjective -ˈdäm-nənt
Word History
First Known Use
1946, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
overdominance
noun
over·dom·i·nance -ˈdäm(-ə)-nən(t)s
: the property of having a heterozygote that produces a phenotype more extreme or better adapted than that of the homozygote
- multiflora bean
- multiflora rose
- multiflorae
- multifloras
- multifocal
- multifoil
- multifoils
- multifold
- multiform
- multiformed
- multiformities
- multiformity
- multifrequency
- multifront
- multifunction
- multifunctional
- multigenerational
- multigenic
- multigerm
- multigrade
- multigrain
- multigrains
- multigraph
- multigraphed
- multigraphing