Find the synonym of the underlined word.
It is said that brown genes are dominant and blue ones are recessive.

Controlling

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Docile

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Dormant

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Doleful

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Barren

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Solution

The correct option is A Controlling
'Dominant' means having power and influence over others.
"they are now in an even more dominant position in the market"
In this context, the sentence states that brown genes are dominant or controlling and the blue ones are recessive. Hence, option A is correct and the other options are incorrect as they do not provide the correct information.

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