overdominance
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noun \ˌō-vər-ˈdä-mə-nən(t)s, -ˈdäm-nən(t)s\Definition of OVERDOMINANCE
: the condition wherein a heterozygote produces a phenotype more extreme or better adapted than that of the homozygote
— over·dom·i·nant \-nənt\ adjective
First Known Use of OVERDOMINANCE
1947
over·dom·i·nance
noun \-ˈdäm(-ə)-nən(t)s\ (Medical Dictionary)Medical Definition of OVERDOMINANCE
: the property of having a heterozygote that produces a phenotype more extreme or better adapted than that of the homozygote
—over·dom·i·nant \-nənt\ adjective
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