Sentence example with the word 'prepotency'

prepotency

Definition n. the state of being predominant over others

Last update: October 15, 2015


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His long reign (1058-1093), and his second marriage (1068) with Margaret, sister of Edgar ZEtheling, of the ancient English royal blood - dispossessed by the Norman Conqueror - intensified the sway of English ideas in Scotland, and increased the prepotency of the English element in political, social and ecclesiastical affairs.   [Please select]

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[The truth of the principle of prepotency comes out more clearly when distinct races are crossed.   [Please select]

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The law of prepotency comes into action when species are crossed, as with races and individuals.   [Please select]

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Naudin 'Nouvelles Archives du Museum' tome 1 page 149 gives a striking instance of prepotency in Datura stramonium when crossed with two other species.   [Please select]

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It is therefore not surprising that no one has hitherto succeeded in drawing up general rules on the subject of prepotency.   [Please select]

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THE RATE OF ABSORPTION DETERMINED BY PREPOTENCY OF TRANSMISSION, BY THE CONDITIONS OF LIFE, AND BY NATURAL SELECTION.   [Please select]

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