partially dominant

Scientific  

/ 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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Example Sentences

This odd specimen has one recessive copy of a gene that promotes the growth of a long, silky pelt, and one copy of a partially dominant variant causing hairlessness.

From Nature

One gene can be partially dominant with respect to another, and variants of the same gene — alleles — can be dominant to differing degrees.

From Nature