recessive
Adjective
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Of or pertaining to a recession (synset 303120791)
same as: recessionary
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(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical (synset 300797543)
referred to in: genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Noun
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An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical (synset 105445891)
is a type of: allele, allelomorph - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same charactersame as: recessive allele
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