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re·ces·sive
re·ces·sive/rəˈsesiv/
adjective
- relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
- undergoing an economic recession."the recessive housing market"
- (of the stress on a word or phrase) tending to fall on the first syllable."recessive stress is characteristic of British English"
noun
a recessive trait or gene.
6 days ago · (of genes and the physical qualities they control) only appearing in a child if both parents supply the controlling gene.
6 days ago · a gene that is found in one of two or more different forms in the same position in a chromosome, and so produces a particular characteristic that can be ...
10 hours ago · An allele is one of two or more versions of DNA sequence (a single base or a segment of bases) at a given genomic location.
12 hours ago · ... recessive. Recessive Inheritance: Recessive inheritance occurs when two copies of a recessive allele are required to express the trait, as the dominant ...
7 days ago · Recessive Alleles. Conversely, recessive alleles require two copies in an individual to manifest as a phenotype. This means that an individual must inherit ...
6 days ago · A dominant allele is a variant of a gene that, when present, will determine the phenotype of an organism, overshadowing the effect of a recessive allele.
4 days ago · Nearly 2,000 traits have been related to single genes that are recessive; that is, their effects are masked by normal (“wild-type”) dominant alleles and ...
7 days ago · Usher syndrome is a recessive disorder. This means that a person has to inherit the change in the gene from both parents. A person who inherits the changed ...
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4 days ago · The meaning of DOMINANT is commanding, controlling, or prevailing over all others. How to use dominant in a sentence. Synonym Discussion of Dominant.
4 days ago · Question: Definition of allelesAlleles areMultiple Choicerecessive genes.dominant genes.two versions of the same gene.alternate versions of the same gene.sister ...