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🧬recessive

adjective
/rɪˈsɛsɪv/
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Meaning

In genetics, relating to a trait that is expressed only when two copies of the gene are present.

Example Sentences

Blue eye color is often a recessive trait.

Synonyms

submissive, latent, hidden, underlying

Antonyms

dominant, prevailing, leading

Collocations

recessive trait, recessive gene, recessive inheritance

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