Glossary D

- Domestic violence (Family violence) : Domestic violence (Family violence) is defined as violence that occurs within the home or family between people who have a close relationship with each other

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Deutsch: Dominanz / Español: Dominancia / Português: Dominância / Français: Dominance / Italiano: Dominanza /

Dominance refers to hand and to a lesser extent, eye and foot preferences and proficiencies in performing tasks or to the cerebral organization of the brain.

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Dominance and submission refers to the use of power consensually given to control the sexual stimulation and behavior of the other person.

Dominance hierarchy means ordering of individuals within a group in which group members with lower status defer to those with greater status

Dominant that which describes the active role in sado-masochistic sexuality.

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Dominant allele refers to a relatively powerful gene that is expressed phenotypically and masks the effect of a less powerful gene.

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Dominant gene is defined as a gene whose influence will be expressed each time the gene is present; gene that shows a strong effect in either the homozygous or heterozygous condition

Dominant hemisphere is a term usually applied to the side of a person's brain that produces language.