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Definitions for recessive
rɪˈsɛs ɪvre·ces·sive

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. recessive allele, recessiveadjective

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

  2. recessionary, recessiveadjective

    of or pertaining to a recession

  3. recessiveadjective

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

GCIDE

  1. Recessiveadjective

    (Genetics) Not appearing in the phenotype unless both alleles of the organism have the same trait; -- of genetic characteristics, or of the genes coding for such characteristics, in diploid organisms. Opposite of dominant; hemophilia is a recessive trait.

  2. Recessivenoun

    A genetic trait determined by a recessive allele; a trait not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the organism have the same allele; also, an allele which is recessive.

Wiktionary

  1. recessiveadjective

    Going back; receding.

  2. recessiveadjective

    Able to be covered up by a dominant trait.

Wikipedia

  1. recessive

    In genetics, dominance is the phenomenon of one variant (allele) of a gene on a chromosome masking or overriding the effect of a different variant of the same gene on the other copy of the chromosome. The first variant is termed dominant and the second recessive. This state of having two different variants of the same gene on each chromosome is originally caused by a mutation in one of the genes, either new (de novo) or inherited. The terms autosomal dominant or autosomal recessive are used to describe gene variants on non-sex chromosomes (autosomes) and their associated traits, while those on sex chromosomes (allosomes) are termed X-linked dominant, X-linked recessive or Y-linked; these have an inheritance and presentation pattern that depends on the sex of both the parent and the child (see Sex linkage). Since there is only one copy of the Y chromosome, Y-linked traits cannot be dominant or recessive. Additionally, there are other forms of dominance such as incomplete dominance, in which a gene variant has a partial effect compared to when it is present on both chromosomes, and co-dominance, in which different variants on each chromosome both show their associated traits. Dominance is a key concept in Mendelian inheritance and classical genetics. Letters and Punnett squares are used to demonstrate the principles of dominance in teaching, and the use of upper case letters for dominant alleles and lower case letters for recessive alleles is a widely followed convention. A classic example of dominance is the inheritance of seed shape in peas. Peas may be round, associated with allele R, or wrinkled, associated with allele r. In this case, three combinations of alleles (genotypes) are possible: RR, Rr, and rr. The RR (homozygous) individuals have round peas, and the rr (homozygous) individuals have wrinkled peas. In Rr (heterozygous) individuals, the R allele masks the presence of the r allele, so these individuals also have round peas. Thus, allele R is dominant over allele r, and allele r is recessive to allele R. Dominance is not inherent to an allele or its traits (phenotype). It is a strictly relative effect between two alleles of a given gene of any function; one allele can be dominant over a second allele of the same gene, recessive to a third and co-dominant with a fourth. Additionally, one allele may be dominant for one trait but not others. Dominance differs from epistasis, the phenomenon of an allele of one gene masking the effect of alleles of a different gene.

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  1. recessive

    A recessive trait, gene, or allele is one that is typically not expressed in an organism unless two copies are present due to dominance of another trait. In other words, it's a trait that appears only when an organism has inherited two copies of a recessive allele, typically from both parents.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Recessiveadjective

    going back; receding

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  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of recessive in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of recessive in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of recessive in a Sentence

  1. Jordan Patch:

    Whatever the underlying genetics are between the two of them is what produced this very unique mutation, now we're looking long term to understand and study what that gene is, are both parents recessive trait holders, is this just a fluke ?

  2. Jacqueline Robinson:

    They're essentially the marine equivalent of an island species, the vaquitas' naturally low abundance has allowed them to gradually purge highly deleterious recessive gene variants that might negatively affect their health under inbreeding.

  3. David Tester:

    As we started building out the family structure, it became apparent to us that this was most likely a recessive disorder, with more information and more technological advancement in terms of being able to look at genes, we were able to put this puzzle together.

  4. Martin Guzman:

    Nobody wants a default. Argentina needs to generate repayment capacity, if the Argentine economy does not come out of this recessive spiral, it will not be able to pay the debt later.

  5. Mike Rowe:

    The handy gene, as you may have noticed, is recessive. And as certain as I was that I would follow in his footsteps, I just didn't get the skills. So I got into entertainment.

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