exercising influence or control; television plays a dominant role in molding public opinion; the dominant partner in the marriage'

(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar

(music) the fifth note of the diatonic scale

an allele that produces the same phenotype whether its paired allele is identical or different

[ Syn: dominant allele ]

most frequent or common; prevailing winds

[ Syn: prevailing , prevalent , predominant , rife ]