| ADJECTIVE | pert | recessive, recessionary | of or pertaining to a recession |
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| all | recessive | (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical | |
| NOUN | body | recessive, recessive allele | an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical |
| Sounds | rahseh'sihv | |
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| Rhymes | abortive ... vituperative: 304 rhymes with ihv... | |
| Meaning | Of or pertaining to a recession. | |
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| Synonym | recessionary | |
| Nouns | recession | the state of the economy declines |
| Meaning | (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical. | |
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| Category | genetics, genetic science | The branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
| Opposite | dominant | (of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar / dissimilar |
| Spanish | recesivo | |
| Meaning | An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical. | |
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| Synonym | recessive allele | |
| Broader | 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 character |
| Spanish | alelo recesivo, recesivo | |
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