These diseases are inherited in a dominance relationship, as applies to most other genetic diseases.

The family structure is matriarchal and dominance relationships with strong sexual elements are routinely observed between related females.

In this way, it is often the behaviour of the sub-dominant animal that maintains the dominance relationship, rather than the dominant.

Established dominance relationships may function to reduce the level of aggression between the individuals concerned.

The dominance relationship between males and females depend on longevity in the group.

These mutations are inherited through one of the following dominance relationships.

The dominance relationships are long-term; the same two fish usually do not engage in this behavior again.

For further information, see recessive gene and dominance relationship.

The males can typically be designated alpha and beta, since there is a clear dominance relationship between them.

Fights establish dominance relationships among males, and determine who gets access to estrous females.