
Dictionary » R » Recessive Recessiverecessive adjective 1. (general) going back; receding 2. of, or pertaining to, a gene (or allele) whose phenotypic expression is masked by a dominant gene (or allele); a recessive gene is expressed when it is present in a homozygous state, that is there are two of the same kind of gene ![]()
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