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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Recessive

/(rē̇*sĕs"sĭv)/ · Re·ces·sive · IPA /ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/
01 a. Going back; receding.
  1. 1.
    Going back; receding.
  2. 2.
    Not appearing in the phenotype unless both alleles of the organism have the same trait; -- of genetic characteristics, or of the genes coding for such characteristics, in diploid organisms. Opposite of dominant; hemophilia is a recessive trait.(Genetics)
02 n. A genetic trait determined by a recessive{2} allele; a trait not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the organism have th…
  1. 1.
    A genetic trait determined by a recessive{2} allele; a trait not appearing in the phenotype unless both chromosomes of the organism have the same allele; also, an allele which is recessive{2}.(Genetics)