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[–] nave@lemmy.fmhy.ml 30 points 1 year ago (1 children)

He’s not wrong though.

[–] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 20 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not sure there's enough context to know what the answer they were looking for is. Subordinate maybe?

Becides, dominant and submissive are valid in more contexts than sexual relations.

Seems the best, most accurate general answer really.

[–] festus@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

My guess is 'recessive', in the context of dominant and recessive genes. The only time I can remember 'dominant' from when I took biology.

[–] Steve@compuverse.uk 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's probably what they were looking for.

In that context, I might argue the actual opposite would be non-coding DNA. As both dominant and recessive are still functional DNA, they're not so much opposites as they are alternatives.

But I've made those kinds of arguments in school enough, to know the teacher still probably wouldn't accept my debating semantics. Even if they admit I'm right.

[–] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 year ago

Yeah i did that a fair bit in school until i realised that everyone doesnt literally mean everything they say.

So the reason people get snippy is that they think you know what they meant but are nitpicking to be disruptive, since everyone should have understood what was meant, to their minds.

[–] Evilsmiley@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

In the context of biology class I'm confident they wanted 'recessive'.

[–] br0da@lemmy.ml 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It’s weird to have spent almost 12 years on Reddit to come to Lemmy and see all of these old memes. On one hand it’s a nice little throwback I can chuckle at. On the other hand it’s a little concerning that for the next 11+ years, I’m going to have to start this meme trip again from the beginning.

[–] catharticrespite@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Please god, let us skip the rage comics this time

[–] ex0dus@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Nope, they have returned. Introducing wojaks

[–] catharticrespite@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

*crying soy wojak* Noooooooooooo

[–] fadhl3y@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In the context of genetics, yes.

[–] Zymii@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 year ago

Recessive and breedable

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 6 points 1 year ago

Clearly they meant diminished.

Wron. Opposite of dominant is me

[–] 018118055@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago

Confidentially tho so it was ok

[–] Hazel@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 year ago

Good they didnt ask you the opposite of a subdirectorie in computer science

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