recessive
re-ces-sive
adjective
(Genetics) Describing a gene or trait only expressed when two identical copies are inherited.
"Blue eyes are often a recessive trait."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: recessionary, recessive allele
Antonyms: dominant
re-ces-sive
(Genetics) Describing a gene or trait only expressed when two identical copies are inherited.
"Blue eyes are often a recessive trait."
Synonyms: recessionary, recessive allele
Antonyms: dominant