| Pronunciation: | | ri'sesiv
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[adj] of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical |
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RECESSIVE is a 9 letter word that starts with R. |
| | Antonyms: | | dominant |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Re*ces"sive\, a.
Going back; receding.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | A mode of inheritance in which a gene must be present from both parents for the trait to become manifest in an offspring. See : dominant. |
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| Glossary |
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| | Definition: | | a genetically determined characteristic that is expressed only in the homozygous recessive condition. |
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