HyperDic: recessive

English > 3 senses of the word recessive:
ADJECTIVEpertrecessive, recessionaryof or pertaining to a recession
allrecessive(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
NOUNbodyrecessive, recessive allelean allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
recessive > pronunciation
Soundsrahseh'sihv
Rhymesabortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv...
English > recessive: 3 senses > adjective 1, pert
MeaningOf or pertaining to a recession.
Synonymrecessionary
Nounsrecessionthe state of the economy declines
English > recessive: 3 senses > adjective 2
Meaning(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical.
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Oppositedominant(of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar / dissimilar
Spanishrecesivo
English > recessive: 3 senses > noun 1, body
MeaningAn allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.
Synonymrecessive allele
Broaderallele, 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 character
Spanishalelo recesivo, recesivo

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