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Definition of Codominant
1. Adjective. (genetics) Describing two or more alleles that are equally dominant. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Codominant
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Codominant
1. In genetics, denoting an equal degree of dominance of two genes, both being expressed in the phenotype of the individual; e.g., genes A and B of the ABO blood group are codominant; individuals with both are type AB. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Codominant
Literary usage of Codominant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Ecology and Conservation of the Marbled Murrelet by C. John Ralph (1997)
"... Average diameter (centimeters) at breast height for codominant Douglas-fir
... Number of codominant western hemlock per hectare ..."
2. Effects of the Eruptions of Mount St. Helens on Physical, Chemical, and by Douglas B. Lee (1998)
"Large numbers of this organism were found in other blast-zone lakes, and it was
dominant or codominant in St. Helens, Coldwater, and Castle Lakes (Embrey ..."
3. Dwarf Mistletoes: Biology, Pathology, and Systematics by Frank G. Hawksworth, Delbert Wiens (1998)
"Noninfected dominant and codominant trees. 2. Dominant and codominant trees with
dwarf mistletoe confined to branches in the lower one- third of live crown ..."
4. Forestry in New England: A Handbook of Eastern Forest Management by Ralph Chipman Hawley, Austin Foster Hawes (1912)
"Grade C. — Heavy thinning, removing dead, suppressed, intermediate and a few
codominant trees. Grade D. — Very heavy thinning, removing dead, suppressed, ..."
5. Proceedings for the Eight Biennial Southern Silvicultural Research Conference by M. Boya Edwards (2001)
"The 10 tallest trees per plot (10-T) at each age were used to represent the
dominant and codominant components of the stand. Data were subjected to an ..."
6. Proceedings of the Society of American Foresters by Society of American Foresters (1905)
"A medium thinning removes intermediate and suppressed trees, and sometimes a few
codominant trees which are in bad condition. A heavy thinning removes ..."
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