http://www.tabers.comA different term from Taber's Online Medical Dictionary free each day.en-usF.A. Davishttp://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/ub/view/Tabers/74274/25/dominant <p>In genetics, concerning a trait or characteristic that is expressed in the offspring although it is carried on only one of the homologous chromosomes. <br/> SEE: <a class="doclink" href="../tabersonline/ub/view/Tabers/74848/20/recessive">recessive</a> </p>