"overdominance" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: over- + dominance Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|over|dominance}} over- + dominance Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} overdominance (uncountable)
  1. (genetics) The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Genetics
    Sense id: en-overdominance-en-noun-U2gERQEY Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with over- Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 85 15 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with over-: 81 19 Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
  2. Excessive dominance. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-overdominance-en-noun-B5DBs-cQ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dominance

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