codominance

codominance

See also: co-dominance

English

Etymology

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ḱe
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm
Proto-Italic *kom
Proto-Italic *kom-
Latin con-
Latin co-der.
English co-
Middle French dominantbor.
English dominant
Proto-Indo-European *-yós
Proto-Italic *-ios
Old Latin -ios
Latin -ius
Latin -iader.
Old French -ancebor.
Middle English -aunce
English -ance
English dominance
English codominance

    From co- + dominance.

    Noun

    codominance (uncountable)

    1. (genetics) A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.

    Translations

    French

    Noun

    codominance f (plural codominances)

    1. codominance
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