recessive : Idioms & Phrases

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autosomal recessive defect

  • noun a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
    autosomal recessive defect.
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autosomal recessive disease

  • noun a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
    autosomal recessive defect.
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recessive allele

  • noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
    recessive.
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recessive gene

  • noun gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
    • the recessive gene for blue eyes
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x-linked recessive inheritance

  • noun hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring
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