dominant trait
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In humans, dark hair is a dominant trait; if one parent contributes a gene for dark hair and the other contributes a gene for light hair, the child will have dark hair.
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A single dominant trait can reshape competition and alter the balance within a species in a short time.
From Science Daily • Apr. 25, 2026
For the purposes of this chapter, we will abbreviate genes using the first letter of the gene’s corresponding dominant trait.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
And the pattern of tusklessness in families confirmed the scientists’ hunch: It seems to be a dominant trait, carried by females, that is lethal to males.
From Seattle Times • Oct. 21, 2021
Jackassuredness: The dominant trait of that braggart at the bar.
From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2019
Selfishness and love of ease blunted Charles's judgment; they did not interfere with that obstinacy which was a dominant trait in the family character.
From Life of Edward Earl of Clarendon — Volume 02 by Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of
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