Glossary D

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.

Dominant language switch hypothesis refers to the hypothesis that children tend to learn a second language more completely than adults do because children, more than adults, tend to switch to the second language as their dominant language and use it more.

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Dominant response is defined as the action that is most likely to occur in a situation or on a task when the individual is alone. It is likewise, a behavior that takes very little effort or thought and is frequently the default or habitual response to a specific situation