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| re·ces·sive [ ri séssiv ] |
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1. producing effect in specific conditions: used to describe a gene that produces an effect in an organism only when its matching allele is identical. The effect is masked when the matching allele is nonidentical.
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2. controlled by recessive gene: describes a characteristic or trait determined by a recessive gene
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3. receding: tending to go backward or to recede
  recessive flood waters
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4. phonetics at beginning of word: describes stress that is placed at or near the beginning of a word
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noun (plural re·ces·sives) |
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1. recessive characteristic: a recessive gene or trait
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2. organism with recessive characteristic: an organism that has a recessive gene or trait
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| re·ces·sive·ly adverb |
| re·ces·sive·ness noun |
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