recessive
recessive · more recessive · most recessive
rezessiv
Going back; recedingGoing back; receding.
/ɹɪˈsɛsɪv/
Meaning
3 sensesGoing back; receding.
rezessiv
Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
rezessiv
(broadly)Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.
More definitions
- (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
- of or pertaining to a recession
Translations
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Origin
From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.
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Forms
more recessive, most recessive| Comparative | more recessive Lesson |
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| Superlative | most recessive Lesson |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- of or pertaining to a recession:recessionary
Antonyms
1 antonymsgenetics:dominantC1
Word family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
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