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recessive
(r/I/'s/E/s/I/v )

adjective (a)

  • of or pertaining to a recession(adj.pert)
    Synonym:
    recessionary
    source: wordnet30
  • (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    dominant
    source: wordnet30
  • Going back; receding.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

noun (n)

  • an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical(noun.body)
    Synonym:
    recessive allele
    source: wordnet30
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