Recessive Allele - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

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SKIP TO CONTENT recessive allele Definitions of recessive allele

noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical synonyms: recessive see moresee less type 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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