overdominance
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Noun[edit]
overdominance (uncountable)
- (genetics) The case in which a heterozygote has a higher fitness or more extreme phenotype than either homozygote.
- Excessive dominance.
Related terms[edit]
Further reading[edit]
overdominance on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - “overdominance”, in Collins English Dictionary.
