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re·ces·sive  audio  (r-ssv) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Tending to go backward or recede.
    1. Genetics Of, relating to, or designating an allele that does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele.
    2. Of or relating to a trait that is expressed only when the determining allele is present in the homozygous condition.
NOUN:
Genetics
  1. A recessive allele or trait.
  2. An organism having a recessive trait.


OTHER FORMS:
re·cessive·ly (Adverb), re·cessive·ness (Noun)


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