What does prepotency mean?
Definitions for prepotency
priˈpoʊt n sipre·po·ten·cy
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Princeton's WordNet
predominance, predomination, prepotencynoun
the state of being predominant over others
Wiktionary
prepotencynoun
The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance.
prepotencynoun
The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Prepotencynoun
Superior power; predominance.
Etymology: præpotentia, Lat.
If there were a determinate prepotency in the right, and such as ariseth from a constant root in nature, we might expect the same in other animals. Brown.
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prepotency
Prepotency is the capacity or effectiveness of an individual organism to pass on its traits and characteristics to its offspring through genetic inheritance. It usually refers to the dominant traits that are more likely to be inherited by the next generation. The term is commonly used in genetics and breeding studies.
Webster Dictionary
Prepotencynoun
the quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance
Prepotencynoun
the capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring
Etymology: [L. praepotentia: cf. F. prpotence.]
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of prepotency in Chaldean Numerology is: 3
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of prepotency in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2
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