dominant gene

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dominant gene Meaning of "dominant gene"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical

Usage(s):

  1. Researcher Sturtevant thinks that it is quite possible that the knack of tongue-rolling is transmitted by a single dominant gene.
  2. If both parents have an abnormal dominant gene, the child is sure to carry the defect.
  3. When one parent carries the deadly and dominant gene for Huntington's chorea, for example, there is a 50% chance that any offspring will have it too.
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