Recessive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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adjective
  1. tending to go, move, or slant back; receding.
  2. of or relating to a recessive.
  3. (of an accent) showing a tendency to recede from the end toward the beginning of a word.
noun Genetics.
  1. that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism.
  2. the trait or character determined by such an allele.
adjective
  1. tending to recede or go back; receding
  2. genetics
    • (of a gene) capable of producing its characteristic phenotype in the organism only when its allele is identical
    • (of a character) controlled by such a gene
  3. (of stress) tending to be placed on or near the initial syllable of a polysyllabic word
noun
  1. genetics
    • a recessive gene or character
    • an organism having such a gene or character
    Recessive (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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