codominance

[koh-dom-uh-nuhns]

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noun

Ecology.��the state of being one of two or more species that are equally dominant in a biotic community.
Subalpine fir attains climax dominance or codominance in forests throughout the mountains of western North America.
Genetics.��the state of being one of two different alleles that are fully expressed in a heterozygous individual.
The AB blood group in humans, in which both the A and B alleles are equally expressed, is a classic example of codominance.

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First recorded in 1910–15; co- ( def. ) + dominance ( def. )

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