codominant
/kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
adj
Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant.
Example Sentences
- "codominant species in a region"
- "A and B are ‘co-dominant’ versions of the same gene, O being the ‘recessive’ form of it."
- "Landowners cannot afford to cut submerchantable trees, yet many hesitate to cut merchantable dominants and codominants at the risk of downgrading the residual stand."
Etymology
From co- + dominant.
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt/