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Definition of prepotency - 3 dictionary results

pre⋅po⋅ten⋅cy

  [pree-poht-n-see]
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–noun Genetics.
the ability of one parent to impress its hereditary characters on its progeny because it possesses more homozygous, dominant, or epistatic genes.
Origin:
1640–50 for general sense “predominance”; < L praepotentia. See prepotent, -ency
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pre·po·ten·cy   (prē-pōt'n-sē)   
n.  

  1. The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.

  2. Genetics The ability of one parent, variety, or strain to transmit individual traits to an offspring, apparently to the exclusion of the other parent, variety, or strain.

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Main Entry: pre·po·ten·cy
Pronunciation: -'pOt-&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: unusual ability of an individual or strain to transmit its characters to offspring because of homozygosity for numerous dominant genes
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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