1. Exercising influence or control
   "television plays a dominant role in moulding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage" 
2. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar 
3. Most frequent or common
   - prevailing, prevalent, predominant, rife

1. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale 
2. An allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different
   - dominant allele

Derived forms: dominants

See also: ascendant, ascendent, controlling, dominance, dominate, dominating, frequent, governing, overriding, paramount, position, possessive, predominant, predominate, preponderant, preponderating, sovereign, status, superior, supreme

Type of: allele, allelomorph, musical note, note, tone

Antonym: recessive, subordinate

Encyclopedia: Dominant

• orange tree
• orange yellow
• orange zest
• orange-blossom orchid
• orange-brown
• orange-colored
• orange-coloured
• orange-flowered
• orange-hued
• orange-juice concentrate
• orange-red
• orange-sized
• orangeade
• Orangeism
• Orangeman
• orangeness
• orangery
• orangewood
• orangish
• orangish-red
• orangutan
• orangutang
• Orasone
• orate
• oration