RECESSIVE GENE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

Gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

Example:

the recessive gene for blue eyes

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

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

cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)

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