recessive

re·ces·sive   (rĭ-sěs'ĭv)    adj.   Tending to go backward or recede. Genetics Of, relating to, or designating an allele that does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele. Of or relating to a trait that is expressed only when the determining allele is present in the homozygous condition. n.   Genetics A recessive allele or trait. An organism having a recessive trait. re·ces'sive·ly adv., re·ces'sive·ness n.

Main Entry: ¹re·ces·sive
Pronunciation: ri-'ses-iv
Function: adjective
1 : producing little or no phenotypic effect whenoccurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele <recessive genes>
2 : expressed only when the determining gene is in the homozygous condition<recessive traits> —re·ces·sive·ly adverb —re·ces·sive·ness noun

recessive re·ces·sive (rĭ-sěs'ĭv)
adj.

1. Tending to go backward or recede.

2. Of, relating to, or being an allele that does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele.

3. O, or being a trait expressed only when the determining allele is present in the homozygous condition.

n.

1. A recessive allele or trait.

2. An organism having a recessive trait.

recessive   (rĭ-sěs'ĭv)  Pronunciation Key  Relating to the form of a gene that is not expressed as a trait in an individual unless two such genes are inherited, one from each parent. In an organism having two different genes for a trait, the recessive form is overpowered by its counterpart, or dominant, form located on the other of a pair of chromosomes. In humans, lack of dimples is a recessive trait, while the presence of dimples is dominant. See more at carrier, inheritance. Compare dominant.