Sentence examples for prepotency from inspiring English sources

Related to these misconceptions are the beliefs in "prepotency"—i.e., that some individuals impress their heredities on their progenies more effectively than others and in "prenatal influences" or "maternal impressions"—i.e., that the events experienced by a pregnant female are reflected in the constitution of the child to be born.

The creation and evolution of the Standardbred horse and that breed's impact on world trotting rested on the prepotency of the English Thoroughbred stallion Messenger, imported to Philadelphia in 1788.

He is the world's best example of prepotency, since he alone founded the Morgan breed.

Cleveland Bay, breed of horse notable for its strength, endurance, and beauty and for its prepotency i.e., its ability to impart these characteristics to both purebred and crossbred progeny.