quasidominance

[ kwā′zī-dŏm′ə-nəns, -sī-, kwä′zē-, -sē- ]

n.

The appearance of a recessive trait in generation after generation of a population as a result of repeated consanguineous matings; false dominance.

Other words from quasidominance

qua′si•dom′i•nant adj.

Words nearby quasidominance

quasi-judicial, quasi-quotation, quasi-stellar object, quasi-stellar radio source, quasicrystal, quasidominance, quasimodo, quasiparticle, quasquicentennial, quass, quassia