RECESSIVE


Meaning of RECESSIVE in English

/ rɪˈsesɪv; NAmE / adjective

( biology ) a recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two genes for this characteristic, one from each parent. It does not appear if a dominant gene is also present.

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WORD ORIGIN

late 17th cent.: from recess , on the pattern of excessive .

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