Prepotency

noun

1. The condition of being greater in power, influence, or force than another or others; predominance.
2. 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.
3. The state or quality of being prepotent; superior power, influence, or efficiency; predominance; prevalence.
4. In biology, the preponderating power or tendency of one germ-cell, one parent, or one ancestor to fix the character of descendants.
5. The resemblance of a child to its parent of the same sex as regards any quality.