quasidominance
[ kwā′zī-dŏm′ə-nəns, -sī-, kwä′zē-, -sē- ]
n.
The appearance of a recessive trait in generation after generation of a population as a result of repeated consanguineous matings; false dominance.
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Other words from quasidominance
qua′si•dom′i•nant adj.Words nearby quasidominance
Quashee, Quashi, quasi, quasi contract, quasicrystal, quasidominance, quasi-judicial, Quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object
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