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recessive

re·ces·sive

UK/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/ US/rʌˈsɛsɪv/ uncommon

adjective

1.

of or pertaining to a recession

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2.

of genes; producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

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Origin

From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.

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