dominant gene

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   gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical

   “the dominant gene for brown eyes”

   Broadergene

Questions about dominant gene

What does dominant gene mean?

dominant gene means "gene that produces the same phenotype in the organism whether or not its allele identical".

Is dominant gene a common word?

dominant gene is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.