recessive

Meaning

Adj

1. Going back; receding.
2. Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
3. (broadly) Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.

Noun

A gene that is recessive.

Synonyms

recessive allele

recessionary

pliable

receding

regressive

yielding

compliant

weak kneed

nonresistant

Translations

récessif

recesivo

resesif

recessivo

rezessiv

rezessives Gen

υποχωρητικός

εκφυλιστικός

recessiva

recessief

تراجعي

çekinik

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/

Etymology

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