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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Examples of "recessive" in Sentences
- The gene is recessive.
- Is the gene recessive or dominant
- The potato leaf trait is recessive.
- The mutation is autosomal and recessive.
- The point gene is recessive to the tabby gene.
- The merle gene is not recessive and is not carried.
- In the case of the cheetah that coat pattern is a recessive trait.
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