dominants
Those in charge
Dominants are things or individuals that exert control or hold superior position.
In ecology, dominants are the species that most influence an ecosystem—the tallest trees in a forest, the most abundant predators.
In music, the dominant is the fifth note of a scale, which creates tension resolving to the tonic.
In BDSM, dominants are partners who take the controlling role: The dominants set the boundaries for the scene.
Variant forms of genes
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
genotype · Mendelian · heterozygous · homozygous · expression · chromosomes · heredity · offspring
Those who yield authority
- topsUppermost parts or garments
- domsControlling partners in kink
- power exchangeConsensual control transfer between partners
- kinkTight twisted spot
consent · control · dungeons · scenes · play · dynamics · switches · protocols
First Greek letters
- leadersThose with authority
- rulersMeasuring straightedges; sovereigns
- superiorsThose of higher rank
- controllersThose who direct operations
overlords · masters · chiefs · bosses · authorities · top dogs · patriarchs · matriarchs
Dominant hunters, no natural enemies
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
- nicheRecessed wall space
hierarchy · pecking order · breeding rights · population control · food chain · competitors · interspecific · abundance
Supposed health-boosting drinks
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
- resolutionFormal decision or determination
cadence · keys · progressions · modulation · intervals · tension · consonance · counterpoint
alleles
Variant forms of genes
- traitsDistinguishing personal features
- inheritanceProperty received from ancestors
- recessiveMasked unless paired identically
phenotype · genotype · Mendelian · heterozygous · homozygous · expression · chromosomes · heredity · offspring · pedigree
submissives
Those who yield authority
- topsUppermost parts or garments
- domsControlling partners in kink
- power exchangeConsensual control transfer between partners
kink · consent · control · dungeons · scenes · play · dynamics · switches · protocols · lifestyle
alphas
First Greek letters
controllers · overlords · masters · chiefs · bosses · authorities · top dogs · patriarchs · matriarchs · hegemons
apex predators
Dominant hunters, no natural enemies
- keystone speciesOutsized ecological impact organism
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- competitionStruggle for supremacy
niche · hierarchy · pecking order · breeding rights · population control · food chain · competitors · interspecific · abundance · invasive
tonics
Supposed health-boosting drinks
- fifths750ml spirit bottles
- chordsSimultaneous note combinations
- harmonicsFrequencies above the fundamental
resolution · cadence · keys · progressions · modulation · intervals · tension · consonance · counterpoint
dominantssubordinates
Those ranked below
submissives · inferiors · underlings · betas · subjects
- dominant speciesMost influential population present
- dominant maleHighest-ranking man
- dominant partner
- dominant traitGene expression that overrides
- male dominanceMen's systemic societal control
- dominant cultureSociety's prevailing belief system