Sekirov Dictionary

recessive

/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/

adjective 3
noun 1
forms 3

adjective3

•
Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
- The Lydenburg male and the other two females have the infuscate pattern definitely more recessive and less evident, although traceable. — 1944
•
Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
- The worker–client relationship is more recessive and has a more catalytic and enabling quality. — 1979
Going back; receding.

noun1

•
A gene that is recessive.
- Suppose, for example, that we started with a population consisting of pure dominants, heterozygotes, and recessives in the ratio 1 : 4 : 4. — 1915

forms

recessives · more recessive · most recessive

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