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English Dictionary: recessive	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for recessive
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
recessive adj of or pertaining to a recession [syn: recessionary, recessive] (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical Antonym(s): dominant n an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical Synonym(s): recessive allele, recessive
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Recessive \Re*ces"sive\, a. Going back; receding.