prepotency

priˈpəʊtənsi

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Definition of prepotency - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

dominance

Rare

the state of being predominant over others

Rare

The prepotency of the leader was unquestionable.

ascendancy

dominance

supremacy

biology

TECH.

ability of one parent to transmit more traits to offspring

TECH.

The prepotency of the sire was evident in the foal's characteristics..

plant

TECH.

the ability of pollen to fertilize more readily

TECH.

The prepotency of this pollen makes it highly effective.

fecundity

fertility

potency

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Origin of prepotency

Latin, prae (before) + potentia (power)

Examples of prepotency in a sentence

The prepotency of the brand in the market is clear.
The breeder boasted of his stallion's prepotency.
Prepotency was a key factor in their breeding program.
The prepotency of the hybrid's pollen was unmatched.
Gardeners value the prepotency of this species.

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French:prépondérance, prépotence, ...
German:Überlegenheit, genetische Überlegenheit, ...
Italian:prepotenza, prepotenza genetica, ...
Spanish:prepotencia, dominancia genética, ...
Portuguese:prepotência, predominância genética, ...
Chinese:优势, 遗传优势, ...
Japanese:優勢, 遺伝的優位性, ...
Arabic:هَيْمَنَة, قوة الوراثة, ...
Hebrew:שְׁלִיטָה, עֲדִיפוּת גֶּנֶטִית, ...
Russian:господство, генетическое превосходство, ...
Ukrainian:домінування, генетична перевага, ...
Hindi:प्रमुखता, वंशानुक्रम में श्रेष्ठता, ...
Bengali:প্রাধান্য, জেনেটিক প্রভাব, ...
Catalan:prepotència, prepotència genètica, ...
Czech:převaha, prepotence, ...
Danish:dominans, genetisk dominans, ...
Dutch:dominantie, genetische dominantie, ...
Greek:κυριαρχία, γενετική υπεροχή, ...
Hungarian:dominancia, prepotencia, ...
Khmer:ភាពលេចធ្លោ, សមត្ថភាពបញ្ជូនលក្ខណៈតំណពូជបានខ្លាំងជាងពីឪពុក ឬម្តាយទៅកូន, ...
Korean:우세, 유전적 우세, ...
Persian:غلبه, قدرت انتقال صفات, ...
Polish:dominacja, zdolność dziedziczenia, ...
Portuguese (BR):prepotência, predominância genética, ...
Romanian:prepotență, dominare genetică, ...
Swedish:dominans, föräldrars dominans, ...
Thai:ความมีอำนาจเหนือกว่า, ความเด่นทางพันธุกรรม, ...
Turkish:baskınlık, genetik baskınlık, ...
Vietnamese:sự vượt trội, ưu thế di truyền, ...

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