recessive
Definition of abbreviation (noun) -
having a tendency to go backPart of speech:
AdjectiveExample sentences with this word:
The gene for cystic fibrosis is a recessive gene.
When cells are exposed to ionizing radiation, the chromosomes of the cell nuclei may be damaged by the production of gene mutations (dominant and recessive), involving alterations in the elementary units of heredity which are localized within the chromosomes, or by the induction of chromosome aberrations, consisting of changes in the structure or number of the chromosomes.
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