Prepotency
Pronunciation : Pre*po"ten*cy
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [L. praepotentia: cf. F. pr?potence.]
Definition : 1. The quality or condition of being prepotent; predominance. [Obs.] Sir T. Browne.
2. (Biol.)
Defn: The capacity, on the part of one of the parents, as compared with the other, to transmit more than his or her own share of characteristics to their offspring.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913