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recessive

/rɪ'sɛsɪv/

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noun
an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
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Similar:

recessive allele

type of:
allele allelomorph
adjective
of or pertaining to a recession
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recessionary
adjective
(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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Opposite:

dominant

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