definition of
[dominant]

[1] #1 dominant a. exercising influence or control; "television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion"; "the dominant partner in the marriage". wn

[2] #2 dominant n. (music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale. wn

[3] #3 dominant n. [dominant allele] an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different. wn

[4] #4 dominant a. (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar. wn

[5] #5 dominant s. [prevailing, prevalent, predominant, rife] most frequent or common; "prevailing winds". wn