codominant
adjective
co·dom·i·nant
ˌkō-ˈdä-mə-nənt 
-ˈdäm-nənt
1
a
: forming part of the main canopy of a forest
codominant trees
b
: sharing in the controlling influence of a biotic community
2
: being fully expressed in the heterozygous condition
codominant alleles
codominant
noun
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Just one of the three stems that split off is the size of a large tree, said Doran, who said the redwood had three codominant trunks that formed when the plant was young.
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Annie Vainshtein, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Mar. 2023
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codominant
adjective
co·dom·i·nant
(ˈ)kō-ˈdäm-ə-nənt
: being fully expressed in the heterozygous condition
the alleles controlling blood groups A and B are codominant since an individual with both alleles belongs to blood group AB
codominant
noun
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