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partially dominant

/ pär′shə-lē /

  1. Relating to two alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote that are both fully expressed. When alleles for both white and red are present in a carnation, for example, the result is a pink carnation, since both alleles are partially dominant.

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partiallypartially ordered set

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