Recessive Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ive

Recessive has 5 different meanings across 2 categories:

Noun · Adjective

Definitions

Noun

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

recessive allele recessive

A gene that is recessive.

Adjective

of or pertaining to a recession

recessionary recessive

(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

recessive

Going back; receding.

See Also

wilson's disease recessively favism quasidominance hyperpipecolatemia sacsin reeler testcross

Related Terms

wilson's disease recessively favism quasidominance hyperpipecolatemia sacsin reeler testcross norrie gene dominant aspartylglucosaminuria allele ablepharon macrostomia syndrome pseudodominance trichothiodystrophy otoferlin choroideremia dermatosparaxis iminoglycinuria

Antonyms

dominant

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

allele

Rhyming Words

vive zive give yive jive wive tive rive five bive dive live hive skive blive shive alive snive chive swive

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