recessive

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of or pertaining to a recession
    of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

Word Origin

recessive (adj.)
1670s, from Latin recess-, past participle stem of recedere (see recede) + -ive. Linguistics sense is from 1879; in genetics, 1900, from German recessiv (Mendel, 1865). Related: Recessiveness.

Example

1. They have a recessive gene that stops production of melanin .
2. However , baldness is another x-linked recessive trait ; you inherit it from your mother .
3. Big families in which cousins sometimes marry cousins are ideal for studying recessive genes .
4. Anybody with a high school diploma has filled out those dominant / recessive trait punnett squares ......
5. The testing is crucial to avoid passing on recessive mutant genes that do not show up in any obvious way in the parent , but can kill or maim or blind its puppy .

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