recessive
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recessive
- /ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/
Rhymes with -ɛsɪv
Where it comes from
From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.
adjective more recessive · most recessive
- Going back; receding.
- Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait. 1944 June 21, James A. G. Rehn, South African Bird-Locust Records and Notes (Orthoptera; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae; Group Cyrtacanthacres), Notulae Naturae, Number 137, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, page 3, The Lydenburg male and the other two females have the infuscate pattern d
- Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects. The worker–client relationship is more recessive and has a more catalytic and enabling quality.
Opposite: dominant
noun recessives
- 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.
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adjective
Opposite: dominant
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Talk about this word "recessive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/recessive. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. recessive. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/recessive "recessive." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/recessive.Cite this
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