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n.(名词)The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.优势:比别人具有更大的权势、影响、权力的状态;优势Genetics The ability of one parent, variety, or strain to transmit individual traits to an offspring, apparently to the exclusion of the other parent, variety, or strain.【遗传学】 优先遗传:父母一方的某些品种或品系具有的将自身特点传给后代的能力,并明显地排斥了父母另一方,另一种品种或品系的作用