English Explanatory Dictionary

recessive

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Going back; receding.
  2. Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
  3. Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
noun
  1. A gene that is recessive.

Pronunciation

/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-recessive.wav

Word forms

recessive more recessive most recessive recessives

Etymology

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

Antonyms

dominant

Derived words

immunorecessive nonrecessive recessively recessiveness semirecessive
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