Definition of Recessive gene

1. Noun. Gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical. "The recessive gene for blue eyes"

Generic synonyms: Cistron, Factor, Gene

Medical Definition of Recessive gene

1. A gene that is expressed onlywhen it is present in two copies or if theother copy is missing. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recessive Gene

recesses
recessing
recession
recessional
recessional march
recessionals
recessionary
recessionista
recessionistas
recessionlike
recessionproof
recessions
recessitivity
recessive
recessive character
recessive gene (current term)
recessive inheritance
recessive oncogene
recessive trait
recessively
recessiveness
recessivenesses
recessives
recessus
recessus anterior
recessus cochlearis
recessus costodiaphragmaticus
recessus costomediastinalis
recessus duodenalis inferior
recessus duodenalis superior

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