codominant

American  

[koh-dom-uh-nuhnt] / koʊˈdɒm ə nənt /

adjective

1. Ecology. being one of two or more species that are equally dominant in a biotic community.

   a forest in which oak and hickory are codominant.

2. Genetics. of or relating to two different alleles that are fully expressed in a heterozygous individual.

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codominant British  

/ kəʊˈdɒmɪnənt /

adjective

1. genetics (of genes) having both alleles expressed equally in the phenotype of the organism

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codominant Scientific  

/ kō-dŏm′ə-nənt /

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 codominant.

2. Being one of two or more of the most common or important species in an ecological community. Like a dominant species, codominant species often influence the presence and type of other species in the community.

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Other Word Forms

• codominance noun

Etymology

Origin of codominant

First recorded in 1895–1900; co- + dominant

Example Sentences

Suppose that these data were available to evaluate the claim that the wild-type and mutant forms of SLC24A5 are codominant:

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

The alleles for many human genes display codominant inheritance.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

In some chickens, the allele for black feathers is codominant with the allele for white feathers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

The trait may express itself as one or more phenotypes depending on how many alleles are present for the gene and whether alleles are dominant and recessive, incomplete, or codominant.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

Quercus gambelii and Amelanchier utahensis were the codominant shrubs.

From Comparative Ecology of Pinyon Mice and Deer Mice in Mesa Verde National Park, Colorado by Douglas, Charles L.