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    dominant
    /ˈdɒmɪnənt/

    adjective

    noun

    • 1. a dominant trait or gene: "this disorder is inherited as a dominant"
    • 2. the fifth note of the diatonic scale of any key, or the key based on this, considered in relation to the key of the tonic.

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  2. www.britannica.com › topic › hegemonyHegemony | Definition, Theory, & Facts | Britannica

    Jul 4, 2024 · The term hegemony is today often used as shorthand to describe the relatively dominant position of a particular set of ideas and their associated tendency to become commonsensical and intuitive, thereby inhibiting the dissemination or even the articulation of alternative ideas.

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  4. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › BDSMBDSM - Wikipedia

    2 days ago · The terms submissive and dominant are often used to distinguish these roles: the dominant partner ("dom") takes psychological control over the submissive ("sub").

  5. www.genome.gov › genetics-glossary › DominantDominant - National Human Genome Research Institute

    6 days ago · A dominant gene, or a dominant version of a gene, is a particular variant of a gene, which for a variety of reasons, expresses itself more strongly all by itself than any other version of the gene which the person is carrying, and, in this case, the recessive.

  6. www.britannica.com › topic › multiculturalismMulticulturalism | Definition, Impact, Challenges, & Facts

    Jul 19, 2024 · Multiculturalism, the view that cultures, races, and ethnicities, particularly those of minority groups, deserve acknowledgment of their differences within a dominant political culture. It is both a response to the fact of cultural pluralism and a way of compensating cultural groups for past exclusion and oppression.

  7. www.britannica.com › topic › power-political-and-social-sciencePower | Definition, Social Dynamics, Authority, Weber, Foucault...

    Jul 5, 2024 · Power, in political science and sociology, the capacity to influence, lead, dominate, or otherwise have an impact on the life and actions of others in society. The concept of power encompasses, but is not limited to, the notion of authority.

  8. www.newhealthadvisor.org › Dominant-and-Recessive-TraitsDifference Between Dominant and Recessive Traits

    Jul 10, 2024 · When a dominant allele makes pair with a recessive allele, the dominant allele takes charge and determines the traits. These traits are often visibly expressed and are called phenotypes – the genetic code working behind a trait is called the genotype.

  9. www.genome.gov › genetics-glossary › Autosomal-DominantAutosomal Dominant Disorder - National Human Genome Research...

    2 days ago · Autosomal dominant is a pattern of inheritance characteristic of some genetic disorders. “Autosomal” means that the gene in question is located on one of the numbered, or non-sex, chromosomes. “Dominant” means that a single copy of the mutated gene (from one parent) is enough to cause the disorder.