RECESSIVE ALLELE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

Synonyms:

recessive; recessive allele

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("recessive allele" is a kind of...):

allele; allelomorph ((genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character)

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