Dominace

Dominace is a term used in several languages to express the idea of predominance or control within a system. In English, the standard term is dominance; in some Romance and Slavic languages the cognate form dominace appears in dictionaries and technical literature to denote the same concept. In many contexts, dominace describes a relative relationship where one element exerts greater influence, power, or frequency than others.

In biology and genetics, dominance refers to how alleles influence phenotype. If one allele is dominant, the trait it governs appears in the organism even when paired with a non-identical allele. Classic cases include complete dominance, incomplete dominance, and codominance. Dominant alleles are not inherently more common or stronger; their visibility depends on interaction with other alleles and the environment.

In social and behavioral sciences, dominance denotes the establishment of hierarchical relations and control over resources, space, or information. Dominance can be expressed through behavior, signaling, or status, shaping group dynamics in animals and humans and influencing leadership, cooperative patterns, and conflict.

In economics, game theory, and evolutionary biology, the term appears in the concept of dominant strategies or traits—choices that yield a higher payoff regardless of others' actions, or traits that become prevalent due to selective advantages.

See also: dominance hierarchy, dominant allele, dominant strategy, power dynamics. The term dominace is sometimes used as a linguistic variant or in non-English sources to refer to the same general idea of predominance.