recessive
IPA: rʌsˈɛsɪv
noun
- (genetics) A gene that is recessive.
adjective
- Going back; receding.
- (genetics) Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
- (by extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
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