Look up: Recessive

1. Recessive
   Refers to an allele that can only express itself in the phenotype when a dominant allele is not present along with it. Recessive alleles can only express themselves when they are homozygous... that is, when both alleles are recessive, and there is no dominant allele to override them.
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2. Recessive
   A heritable trait tending to be suppressed by a more active or dominant trait. Expressed only when present in an organism in the homozygous condition and which in a heterozygous condition is suppressed by the dominant allele of the pair.
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3. recessive
   (Variation and inheritance) describes the variant of a gene for a particular characteristic which is masked or suppressed in the presence of the dominant variant. A recessive gene will remain dormant unless it is paired with another recessive gene
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4. recessive
   [adj] - of genes
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5. Recessive
   Recessive: A condition that appears only in individuals who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one copy from each parent. The individuals with a double dose of the mutated gene are called homozygotes. Their parents, each with a single dose of the mutated gene, appear normal and are called he...
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6. recessive
   An allele or mutation that is only expressed phenotypically when it is present in the homozygous form. In the heterozygote it is obscured by dominant alleles.
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7. Recessive
   Re·ces'sive (re*sĕs'sĭv) adjective Going back; receding.
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8. recessive
   <genetics> An allele or mutation that is only expressed phenotypically when it is present in the homozygous form. In the heterozygote it is obscured by dominant alleles. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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9. recessive
   adjective (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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10. recessive
    (re-ses´iv) tending to recede. in genetics, pertaining to phenotypic expression of an allele only in homozygotes, i.e., when the allele is carried by both members of a pair of homologous chromosomes (or hemizygotes, for X-linked traits).
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11. Recessive
    • (a.) Going back; receding.
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12. recessive
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-ses′iv Definitions: 1. Drawing away; receding. 2. In genetics, denoting a trait due to a particular allele or alleles at a single locus that does not manifest itself unless mutant alleles are present on both homologous chromosomes of a pair.
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13. Recessive
    a mutant gene that changes the phenotype from normal only when two identical mutant genes are present. When a recessive mutant gene is paired with a normal gene, the animal looks normal.
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14. Recessive
    The opposite of dominant. A trait that is preferentially masked by a dominant allele causing the phenotype to be expressed only in the homozygous recessive state (aa).
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15. recessive
    Refers to an allele of a gene that is expressed when the dominant allele is not present. An allele expressed only in homozygous form, when the dominant allele is absent.
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16. Recessive
    In genetics, the term "`recessive gene`" refers to an allele that causes a phenotype (visible or detectable characteristic) that is only seen in a homozygous genotype (an organism that has two copies of the same allele) and never in a heterozygous genotype. Every person has two copies of e...
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