PREPOTENCY

predominance, predomination, prepotency

(noun) the state of being predominant over others

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

prepotency (countable and uncountable, plural prepotencies)

The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.

(biology) The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.

Source: Wiktionary


Pre*po"ten*cy, n. Etym: [L. praepotentia: cf. F. prƩpotence.]

1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.

2. (Biol.)

Definition: The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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