recessive

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Synonyms: resessive, incessive, receptive, excessive, reclusive, receive, recession, regressive, recursive, remissive, repressive

Antonyms: resessive, incessive, receptive, excessive, reclusive, receive, recession, regressive, recursive, remissive, repressive

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Adjective

1. Going back; receding.
2. {{lb|en|genetics}} Able to be masked by a [[dominant]] [[allele]] or trait.
3. {{lb|en|by extension}} Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects.

Noun

1. {{lb|en|genetics}} A gene that is recessive.

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