recessive

noun

Meaning

A gene that is recessive.
Going back; receding.
Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
(by extension) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.

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Related words

implicit(English)hidden(English)invisible(English)retiring(English)subordinate(English)passive(English)yielding(English)submissive(English)autosome(English)alleles(English)ichthyosis(English)allele(English)

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