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codominance

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A condition in which both alleles of a gene pair in a heterozygote are fully expressed, with neither one being dominant or recessive to the other.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-der. English co- English dominance English codominance From co- + dominance.

Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 共显性 (gòng xiǎn xìng) — genetic condition
  • Finnish: kodominanssi — genetic condition
  • French: codominance — genetic condition
  • German: Kodominanz — genetic condition
  • Italian: codominanza — genetic condition
  • Northern Kurdish: hevzalbûn — genetic condition
  • Romanian: codominanță — genetic condition